GE Bench Tests CH-53K Engine

General Electric has initiated the first bench tests of the GE38 turboshaft engine it is developing for the U.S. Marine Corps/Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter at the company’s development center in Lynn, Mass. The engine is expected to lower fuel burn by 20 percent while producing more than 7...

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