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Chinook T408 Engine Demo Continues
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Aviation & Missile Center (CCDC AvMC), Boeing, and GE Aviation expanded the flight envelope in their demonstration of a Chinook helicopter with GE Aviation’s T408 engine at Ft. Eustis, Va. The cooperative test team achieved first flight in September 2020, and continues to show how integration of more powerful engines on the CH-47 Chinook can support future aircraft capability and Army Aviation modernization efforts.
Upside Down You’re Turnin’ Me: The Diamond DART-550 Takes its First H75-A Powered Flight
The new aerobatic H-Series engine powered its first flight test on the Diamond Aircraft DART-550.
Practice Makes Perfect: GE-powered Sikorsky CH-53K Advanced Training Suite Unveiled
The final training step is the Composite Maintenance Trainer (CMT), a full-scale mock-up of the CH-53K aircraft, including replicas of its three T408 engines. Training will begin at Marine Air Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina. David Karcher, a Lockheed Martin senior specialist mechanic explained, “The benefit to a trainer like this is to create an environment that is somewhat realistic to a real aircraft but has safety in mind.”
Air Cover: Fighting Forest Fires With Souped-Up Jetliners
Forest fires ravaged the western United States this year. 10 Tanker, an air carrier company based in New Mexico that specializes in aerial firefighting, used four DC-10 airliners, powered by GE’s CF6 engines, to combat the destruction. Read our interview with 10 Tanker.
The GE90 engine celebrates 25 years of service
GE Aviation’s GE90 engine celebrates 25 years of service today, and GE expects the technological pioneer engine to continue powering aircraft for decades to come. On November 17, 1995, the GE90 entered service on the Boeing 777, powering a British Airways flight...
A More Sustainable Future: GE Aviation’s Sustainability Goals and Progress
GE’s priority has always been to develop and mature breakthrough technologies that reduce jet engine weight, reduce harmful emissions, and lower noise.
Airport Cleanliness: There’s An App For That
With the new Wellness Trace app, travelers can see how airport employees are working to carry out safety protocols. At the Albany airport, where GE launched the system this week, QR stickers are posted in more than 45 locations, allowing travelers to see when an area was last cleaned. Employees upload information into the app each time they clean a corresponding surface.
Shipmates to Teammates: How Three U.S. Navy Veterans Reunited at GE Aviation
Steve Maynard, Randy Johnson, and Rob Liner all work for GE Aviation’s marine gas turbine business, which provides reliable turbine power aboard 631 naval ships in 39 navies around the world. But these three don’t just know each other from work—for a short period in the early 1990s, all three served aboard the former U.S. Navy Spruance-class destroyer, USS Fletcher (DD-992), which was powered by four GE LM2500 gas turbines.
U.S. Navy Blue Angels transition to next generation of GE power
In a spectacular sunset flight along the Florida panhandle on November 4, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Blue Angels, performed their final flight in their GE F404-powered F/A-18 C/D Hornets. The Blue Angels have flown F/A-18s, known...
The X-Factor: 22,000 Pounds Of Thrust Just Got Quieter
In August, NASA took delivery of the first F414-GE-100 engine for its X-59 QueSST plane, a one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft that will fly faster than Mach 1 and higher than most high-performance aircraft at 55,000 feet.
U.S. Navy Orders More T408-Powered CH-53K Helicopters From Sikorsky
The addition makes a total of 24 CH-53K production aircraft now under contract. GE Aviation’s Lynn plant continues to deliver T408 production engines to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
Top-Notch: Avionics Team Receives Three Customer Awards
GE Avation’s Avionics business has won a trio of recent accolades for its first-rate customer support.
Did You Hear That? How the GE Aviation Advanced Technology Team in Munich is Enabling the Next Generation of Quieter Turboprops
A quieter turboprop? Scientists from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and GE Aviation measure the noise emitted by an aircraft on the ground and on the aircraft synchronously.
The Record-Setting Passport Engine Departs from New Destination
The GE Aviation Lafayette team assembles its first Passport engine for the Bombardier Global 7500 aircraft.
Every Flight Counts — Using Data to Improve Aircraft Engine Performance
Along with 24/7 customer support, GE Aviation teams in Cincinnati and Shanghai monitor engine data to help predict and avoid issues.
The Italian Job: Avio Aero tech specialists support Italian Air Force HH101
Thanks to the new agreement signed with Leonardo, Avio Aero Service will take care of the Italian Air Force’s fleet of HH101 helicopters.
GE’s Product Line Ready To Give U.S. Army A Lift
The U.S. Army continues every day to rely on its rotorcraft fleet which includes main staples like the Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook. However, modernization efforts continue by the branch under its Future Vertica Lift (FVL) initiative, designed to "rapidly develop...
Just the Beginning: Lafayette Engine Facility Celebrates Five Years
GE Aviation’s Lafayette manufacturing facility celebrates its 5 year anniversary.
GE’s Most Versatile Fighter Engine is Ready for the Next Generation of U.S. Air Force Pilots
Unlike any aircraft anyone had ever seen, Lockheed Martin’s F-117A Nighthawk is one of the lasting images many people recall from the Gulf War. Its mere existence was the subject of widespread speculation, only to be officially confirmed by the Pentagon in 1988 when...
We’re Going to Need A Bigger Bellmouth: Engineering Solutions for an Engineering Marvel
Some of the fascinating, technical challenges presented to engineers in the GE9X program over the last few years.