Defense News in Brief: NPS Research Seeks to Advance Aircraft Turbine Resilience to Particulates

Source: United States Navy

MONTEREY, Calif. – In late 2015, two Marines were killed and 20 others injured after a MV-22 Osprey crashed during pre-deployment training at Bellows Air Force Base in Hawaii. The culprit … Sand and dust entering the aircraft’s engines, melting from high temperatures, and clogging the systems, causing a severe brownout.