Installations of systems designed to prevent fuel nozzle coking on CFM International Leap 1A engines are ramping up, a senior GE Aerospace official says.
CFM International has revealed plans to conduct dust ingestion tests of the new high-pressure (HP) turbine blade at the core of its RISE technology initiative.
The hypersonic aircraft developer has completed low-speed taxi tests of its Quarterhorse Mk. 1 vehicle ahead of flight tests planned for later this year.
The Boeing 777-9 with the severed thrust link component has the fewest hours and cycles but was the most active since formal FAA testing began five weeks ago.
Boeing is halting 777-9 certification flight tests following the failure of a thrust link mounting component on one of the GE9X engines powering a test aircraft
An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.
