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Adaptive cycle engines could be the next great fighter jet advancement

Adaptive cycle engines are specially designed to alternate between efficiency and raw power—extending an aircraft’s range ...
Forbes

The Adaptive Cycle: A Path Through Change

From the field of resilience science, the adaptive cycle was born, a model that reflects the real-world behavior and circumstances of human-natural systems. The only constant in life is change, and we ...
NextBigFuture

GE adaptive cycle engine is so revolutionary it could fix many of the F35 jet problems

GE Adaptive Cycle Engine (ACE) is the latest in a proud legacy of game-changing propulsion innovations from GE Aviation. It was developed under the U.S. Department of Defense’s Adaptive Versatile ...
Flightglobal

FARNBOROUGH: P&W discusses adaptive cycle upgrade for F-35

One of the potential applications for such an engine is the global F-35 fleet after 2021. Applying the AETP’s adaptive cycle technology in the F135 engine could reduce fuel burn by up to 20%, says ...
Flightglobal

Adaptive cycle engine enters final phase of development

The US Air Force has awarded two five-year development contracts to GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney worth up to $1 billion each to continue development of a next-generation military jet engine and ...