Firing such fast projectiles into material is a technique engineers use regularly to see how jet engine components stand up to a mid-flight bird-strike.
Negotiation between designers and crash engineers resulted in moving some of the engine components, including relocating the battery to the boot, freeing up valuable front-end space.
But the Marine machine's major engine components are all new, built for diesel service.
Goodrich makes landing gear, engine components and electrical systems for commercial, business and military aircraft.
VW said an electronic chip could overheat and cause engine components to smolder.
The Shorts factory makes fuselages and wing and engine components for Bombardier's regional and business jets.
Pratt & Whitney already uses two additive manufacturing techniques to make some engine components.
Her father is a machinist at Chromalloy New York, a maker of airplane engine components in Orangeburg, N.Y.
Mrs. McCarter, 26, is a human resources specialist at Barry Controls, a maker of engine components in Brighton, Mass.
His father was an owner of Stowe Machine Company, a manufacturer of jet aircraft engine components in Windsor, Conn.
Peripheral engine components had to be shrunk and repositioned, cooling had to be sufficient.
