Improved GEnx-1B ‘Within 1%’ Of 787 Spec, Says GE
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General Electric is optimistic that tests of an improved turbine will show it is on target to close the 787’s fuel-consumption performance gap, revealed during evaluations of the initial GEnx-1B engine. “The rig is validating what we’re going after, and will put us within 1% of the target,” says Tom...
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