GE Aerospace, Merlin Partner on Autonomy Core Development
Effort aims to advance AI-enabled flight management and crew reduction for civil and military aircraft.
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New Hybrid Electric Flight Partnership
GE Aerospace, BETA Technologies plan to co-develop turbogenerator system for Advanced Air Mobility
GEnx Engine Family Passes 50 Million Flight Hours
GE Aerospace’s GEnx engine family has passed the 50 million flight hour milestone, the company announced last week. Of those hours, nearly 32 million came from the GEnx-1B, which entered service in 2012 and powers the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Powering the Boeing 747-8, the GEnx-2B has logged 18 million hours since entering service in 2011. […]
Sikorsky To Produce Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has announced plans to produce a fully autonomous hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype. According to the company, its Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX) will be used to evaluate “large aircraft design, novel propulsion systems and control architectures for sustained hover, and ranges greater than 500 nautical miles.” The prototype is expected […]
GE Aerospace To Open Service Technology Acceleration Center
GE Aerospace has announced plans to develop a new site aimed at advancing inspection repair and overhaul technology for aviation service shops. According to the company, the Services Technology Acceleration Center (STAC) will be “dedicated to developing engine services technologies and work processes.” The facility will also be used as a training center for GE […]
