Snecma Moteurs delivered the first high-pressure compressor for the Engine Alliance GP7200 -- one of the engines available for the Airbus A380 -- for integration into the engine and ground testing ...

GE’s new inspection protocols apply to “life-limited, high-energy rotating disks” in CF6s and CFM56s, and GEnx, which power 787s and 747-8s. “The initial focus has been high-pressure ...

The GEnx turbofan engine currently powers the Boeing 747-8 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The engine, which is 15% more fuel efficient when compared to GEâ s CF6 engine, employs carbon-fiber ...

The engine’s ancestors, the GE90 and GENX, ... all of which are part of the engine’s core. Air in the compressor, ... The warmest part of the engine is the high-pressure turbine.

GE Aviation has described initial test results for the high pressure compressor (HPC) module of the new GE9X engine destined for the Boeing 777X as “very promising.” The HPC module is ...

This was achieved with flying colours and ultimately paid off. "With the high-speed low-pressure turbine and part of the high-pressure compressor, MTU now contributes around 18 per cent to the geared ...

Government has announced its intent to purchase GEnx-1B engines for its three Boeing 787 Dreamliners that will be used to re-launch a national airline. The engine order is valued at more than $150 ...

The rear end of a high-pressure compressor in an aero-engine is in a temperature environment set by the overall pressure ratio chosen for the engine cycle. Since the 1950s, this temperature level has ...