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The CFM56 series is a collection of high-bypass turbofan aircraft engines manufactured by CFM International (Global Engine Maintenance, 2019). Supplying more than 30,000 units to about 500 clients globally, it is the most dominant engine used in airliner (CFM International, 2017, as cited by Mwanalushi, 2021). In addition, its capability to produce thrust 18,500 to 33,000 pounds of thrust has made it a benchmark in the engine market (Safran group, n.d). This feat was due to its exceptional efficiency and dependability (Safran group, n.d), which was made possible by the 50-50 collaboration between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines (MTU Aero Engine, n.d). According to GE Aerospace (2017), the CFM56-7 among the series, has an "industry-leading 99.96 percent engine dispatch reliability rate", implying that only one flight take-off in 2,500 has been held up or called off. In a nutshell, the CFM56 engine series took ...

  My partner and I decided to research aircraft engines used in the aerospace industry due to our common aerospace engineering background. We did a quick search on some widely used engines on Google, with the prompt "most popular aircraft engine in the world". After some consideration, we agreed on the CFM56 engine as it appeared in multiple articles.  We used chatGPT to determine what makes the particular engine appealing to airline companies, with the prompt "What makes CFM56 so popular in the aviation industry?". We noted down the reasons why it was such a popular choice. image source: CFM56 - CFM International Jet Engines . (2024, April 9). CFM International. https://www.cfmaeroengines.com/engines/cfm56/ A330neo : The Heir Apparent - trailer . (2021, June 16). Airbus. https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/passenger-aircraft/a320-family Last updated: 3 October 2024

Subject: Self-introduction (Critical Thinking and Communications) Dear Professor Blackstone, I am Albert, a student from class S20, attending one of the Critical Thinking and Communications modules you teach. I am writing to introduce myself. I graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a diploma in aerospace engineering in 2022. My interest in engineering came from my father, who works as a mechanic. Growing up, I watched him work on cars and was fascinated by how simple inanimate objects enabled complex mechanisms to function. Among the various engineering industries, aerospace piqued my interest the most as I was intrigued by the idea of flying. As such, I decided to pursue my studies in the aerospace field. I believe my communication strength is my ability to understand my audience, a skill I acquired during my national service. I served as a policeman and had to frequently converse with both my team and the public. To ensure everyone could understand me, I would converse or explain ...

“Without clear lines of communication, our ideas would stay within our own small development teams instead of becoming mature products. While this is obvious to those of us who have become experienced engineers, the real question is: Why is it lost to us when we are engineering students?” - Akbar R Khan, Software Systems Engineer, USA, “Good Communication Is Essential...” (2014) The above quote emphasizes the importance of communication in turning ideas into reality. It implies that clear communication is critical for disseminating and developing ideas beyond small, isolated groups. While experienced engineers recognize this requirement, the remark raises the issue of why this awareness is absent among engineering students. Engineering students may not completely recognize how important communication is in the product development process, likely because they are typically focused on technical skills and may not yet understand how teamwork and transparent information sharing generate cr...