GE Honda Aero Engines LLC has implemented a number of changes in materials and structures in the HF118 turbofan engine following recent tests and is continuing the development program to come up with...
GE's large commercial engine business: a concise history
In the beginning of jet technology, there were only military engines. Then there were military engines with changes made to fit them to the...
The breakthrough technology of the TF39
In 1964, the U.S. Air Force had opened competition for engines to power an enormous new strategic cargo plane. Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed each had a...
Discusses how KLM utilizes world-class surface treatment technology manufactured by Progressive Surface for aircraft engine overhaul, maintenance, and repair. This article first appeared in the Spring...
COMPOSITE POWER
After waiting three decades for enabling technology to catch up with its design ideas, GE-Aviation is deeply embedding itself in composite materials as a next-generation answer to...