General Electric Ships Revised 747-8 Engine For Tests

General Electric is transporting a revised configuration GEnx-2B engine to Victorville, Calif., for final flight tests on the company’s 747 flying testbed as Boeing builds up toward first flight of the stretched 747-8. The rebuilt engine features “a slightly different core grinding configuration”...

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