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aero engine

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noun

  1. an engine for powering an aircraft

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French aero engine maker Safran said on Monday it was s in discussions with U.S. aerospace company Raytheon Technologies for the potential acquisition of certain flight control and actuation activities, confirming earlier media reports.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2023

Ross McInnes, the chairman of aero engine and equipment maker Safran, said France's school system needed fixing.

From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2021

China is known to have difficulties in developing aero engine technology, and this is also true for UAV engines.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2015

Rolls-Royce reassured investors that the outlook for its aero engine business remained good, thanks to increasing demand for travel in emerging economies and the need to replace older aircraft with new, fuel efficient models.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2014

Again, it was a Green engine that in 1914 won the L5,000 prize offered for the best aero engine in the Naval and Military aeroplane engine competition.

From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles