MQ-25 engine inlet analysis pays dividends, says Boeing
Boeing has revealed that it is using ‘additional test instrumentation’ on MQ-25 test asset T1, to examine how best to pair the unmanned aerial refueller’s ‘unique’ engine inlet shape with the Rolls-Royce AE 3007N turbofan powerplant.
Those plans are ‘going well’ according to a company spokesperson, who added that T1 tests are ‘providing a much deeper understanding of the aerodynamics as we validate performance at various points of the envelope’.
The ongoing inlet analysis follows a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report from June 2020 that found the ‘current shape of the [engine] inlet causes aerodynamic conditions that may result in
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