Assembly of the low-pressure turbine rotor (LPTR) of an aero-engine requires the principal shaft to be inserted along the center of the aero-engine shaft hole precisely. The application of appropriate ...

As the core power unit of aircraft, the connection reliability of the aero-engine rotor system directly determines the operational safety and service life of the entire engine 1,2. Threaded ...

The theory behind one man (or woman) being the caretaker of a single engine as it rolls down the assembly line is not new. Other performance-machine makers, such as Ducati, have experimented with it ...