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

Variable cycle engine design embodies a transformative approach in aero‐propulsion, enabling engines to adapt their thermodynamic cycle to meet diverse operational demands, from fuel efficiency to ...

Details of the operating cycles of the new-generation adaptive engines remain sparse, but the key difference between the GE XA100/P&W XA101 and earlier variable-cycle concepts such as GE’s XF120 from ...