N747GE is a Boeing 747 aircraft that was used by General Electric Aircraft Engines (now known as GE Aerospace) as a testbed for several of the companies jet engines between 1992 and …

Mar 6, 2023 · That 747-400 that Kamps hitches a ride in is no ordinary airliner, either. It’s GE’s flying test bed, an airborne lab that the company has used since 2010 to test successive …

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Dec 4, 2024 · One of these aircraft is a large Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Because the Boeing 747 utilizes four engines, GE Aerospace can test various engines in each of these spaces. Let's …

Oct 29, 2009 · VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA -- GE Aviation's historic 747 flying testbed (FTB) recently celebrated 40 years of flight. The aircraft rolled off the assembly line on October 17, …

Nov 23, 2018 · Over the course of its 26 year career as a flying testbed, the jet flew nearly every engine that GE developed and maintained during the same period. The 747 most notably …

Nov 16, 2018 · Engine manufacturer General Electric (GE) has completed the final flight of it’s original 747-100 flying testbed. The aircraft N747GE was the oldest active 747 in the world. It …

Boeing 747-121 The Boeing 747 began as a concept for a U.S. Air Force contract competition to design a heavy lift cargo aircraft. That contest was eventually won by the Lockheed C-5 …

Nov 28, 2018 · The history of GE and modern aviation are closely linked. Few symbols embody the connection more than the original GE flying testbed, a 49-year-old Boeing 747-100 that …

The 747 is a four-engined jet aircraft, initially powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D turbofan engines, then General Electric CF6 and Rolls-Royce RB211 engines for the original variants. With a ten …