Sep 11, 2014 · GE Aviation says the new blades will be redesigned using a carbon composite with a new epoxy resin and a stiffer carbon fiber. To enhance the blade's strength, the leading …

Feb 26, 2015 · The GEnx also utilized carbon fiber composites for the fan case to reduce the engine’s weight by close to 400 pounds. The next-generation GE90 engine, the GE9X, will …

EVENDALE, OHIO – The GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X aircraft will feature fewer and thinner composite fan blades than any GE widebody engine in service. To do this, GE is designing a …

Sep 5, 2014 · GE is looking to a new generation of carbon-fiber composites to make the fan blades for its GE9X jet engine. That engine is being developed for the Boeing 777X passenger …

Fourth generation carbon fiber composite materials, comprising the bulk of the fan blades, make them lighter, thinner, stronger, and more efficient. [27] The GE9X also uses a carbon fiber …

Aug 21, 2013 · The new high-strength carbon fiber material allows the blades to be thinner than blades made from current carbon fiber material, with the same strength and durability. These …

Nov 2, 2014 · Carbon fibre composites, ceramics, nanomaterials and other advanced materials with high-performance characteristics are increasingly finding their way into automobiles, …

GE engineers 3D-printed six of the engine’s components and used advanced carbon fiber composites that are tough but lighter than titanium, reducing weight and cutting the number of …

GE9X is designed to deliver up to 10% greater fuel efficiency than its predecessor, with emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) 55% below current regulatory requirements. Advanced Materials The …

General Electric (GE) Aviation is designing a new composite fan blade using next-generation carbon fibre composite material for the GE9X engine, which will power Boeing 777X twin-aisle …