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Se completa la primera ronda de pruebas de vuelo del GEnx
GEnx engine completes first round of flight tests (Washington DC)
Fri, 08 Jun 07 17:15:27 GMT
General Electric has completed the first round of flight tests on the GEnx engine designed to power the Boeing 787 and 747-8.
The GEnx completed 34 flights and 187 flight hours aboard GE's Boeing 747 test-bed, verifying the engine's design and electrical requirements for the 787, the company says.
Flight tests showed the engine could keep operating while producing the 787's maximum power requirements and confirmed its ability to restart in flight at "various conditions within the 787 flight envelope".
GE has also completed emissions certification testing, showing levels of nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide emissions "significantly lower than present and future regulations".
A second round of flight tests is expected to occur later in the year. GE has sold around 870 GEnx engines to 30 customers to date.
GEnx engine completes first round of flight tests (Washington DC)
Fri, 08 Jun 07 17:15:27 GMT
General Electric has completed the first round of flight tests on the GEnx engine designed to power the Boeing 787 and 747-8.
The GEnx completed 34 flights and 187 flight hours aboard GE's Boeing 747 test-bed, verifying the engine's design and electrical requirements for the 787, the company says.
Flight tests showed the engine could keep operating while producing the 787's maximum power requirements and confirmed its ability to restart in flight at "various conditions within the 787 flight envelope".
GE has also completed emissions certification testing, showing levels of nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide emissions "significantly lower than present and future regulations".
A second round of flight tests is expected to occur later in the year. GE has sold around 870 GEnx engines to 30 customers to date.