Nov 14, 2023 · Building on the proven architecture of the GE90 engine, the GE9X team has adapted key innovations from newer product lines to deliver the most efficient wide-body engine in its thrust class, with up to 10 percent lower specific …

Nov 17, 2022 · The GE9X has been through the most rigorous testing program of any GE commercial aircraft engine in history. The engine accumulated close to 5,000 hours and 8,000 cycles of ground testing plus 72 test flights totaling more …

The General Electric GE9X is a high-bypass turbofan developed by GE Aerospace exclusively for the Boeing 777X. It first ran on the ground in April 2016 and first flew on March 13, 2018; it powered the 777-9's maiden flight in early 2020.

Dec 3, 2015 · Testing is underway on the first demonstration core for the GE9X engine that will power the Boeing 777X aircraft.

Nov 15, 2023 · This is GE Aerospace’s test site in Peebles, Ohio, where the company unleashes havoc on prototype engines to make sure they can stand up to the rigors of flight. On this day, the crew is simulating the challenges the new GE9X engine might encounter while powering a Boeing 777X airliner down a runway in a far-off desert.

May 15, 2017 · Following the first full GE9X engine test in 2016, GE Aviation used the same engine at its Peebles Test Operation for preliminary icing tests through the bitter cold of this past winter. In...

Sep 28, 2020 · The FAR (Federal Aviation Regulation) Part 33 certification involved eight test engines. This certification achievement culminates GE Aviation’s renewal of its commercial jet engine portfolio, including the GEnx for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the CFM LEAP engine.

Mar 16, 2018 · The world's biggest jet engine aced its first test flight, with GE Aviation's huge GE9X looking seriously out of place on the wing of a Boeing 747.

May 27, 2019 · The GE9X is a new technological benchmark for the airline industry. Not only is it the biggest aircraft engine in the world—it is also the most fuel-efficient and quietest, and has the lowest NOx emissions, per-pounds-of-thrust jet engine ever produced by GE.

Jun 16, 2019 · It’s where GE keeps its Flying Test Bed, a modified Boeing 747 powered by three GE CF6 jet engines and, right now, the giant GE9X.So, how exactly do Ohman and the test engineers account for the size, weight and thrust differentials?