Leap-1B For 737 MAX Begins Key Flight Tests

Guy Norris May 07, 2015
Credit: CFM
LOS ANGELES —CFM International has begun flight-testing the Leap-1B engine for the Boeing 737 MAX, laying the foundation for the start of flight trials of the new Boeing airliner in 2016. The engine —which flew for 5.5 hr. in the No. 2 position on General Electric’s 747-100 flying testbed at...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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