General Electric has started testing its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Testing began on Aug. 26 at GE’s Evendale ...

In his new book "Adaptive Space," GM's Chief Talent Officer Michael Arena lays out a decade of research on how organizations can - and should - positively disrupt themselves.

GE claims an adaptive cycle engine could deliver to an aircraft a 50% improvement in loiter time, 35% increase in range, 25% reduction in fuel consumption, 10% increase in thrust and 60% more heat ...

An adaptive-cycle engine is intended to address a design limitation in modern powerplants. An engine optimised for subsonic speed is more fuel-efficient, but cannot easily exceed the speed of sound.

Dale Short rides his adaptive cycle on Stags, an adaptive mountain bike trail opened in November 2022 at Long Pond Ironworks State Park in West Milford, New Jersey. Courtesy Tom Hennigan ...

General Electric's XA100 adaptive cycle engine. Work on the XA100 is to be ported to the NGAP programme. (GE Aviation) The Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) engine is undergoing ...

The Adaptive Engine Transition Program aims to transform the performance of jet engines by designing and testing multiple 45,000-pound-thrust turbofan engine prototypes. The program’s goal is to ...

Images of the proposed platform released by airframers indicate that the partners appear to agree on the need for an adaptive- or variable-cycle engine. Credit: Airbus Defense and Space The Franco ...