Although the GE9X has lower certified thrust than the GE90, it is optimized for cruise, delivering steadier, quieter, and ...
"UltraFan features a new engine core architecture and lean-burn combustion system which will contribute to improved fuel burn ...
In comparing the GE9X and Trent XWB, it becomes clear that while both engines share common goals of efficiency, reliability, ...
Airliners are growing ever bigger to haul more people per flight, which means they need appropriately massive engines — and GE Aviation is happy to oblige. It recently conducted the first test flight ...
The An-225 is (by some measures) the largest aircraft to fly and was one of the last major projects of the Soviet Union.
You could call it a temple of thrust -- a building designed to handle the massive thrust these engines can kick up. Walls 3 feet thick and giant doors weighing hundreds of thousands of pounds enclose ...
Engine housings sit on the wings like empty husks, with their precious powerplants wrapped in blue covers to become spares ...