GE Completing GEnx-1B Combustor Upgrades

Credit: GENERAL ELECTRIC
Flight tests of the revised GEnx-1B engine for Boeing’s 787 are demonstrating improvements to the fuel system and combustor, according to General Electric, and the changes will be recertificated for production engines. The new configuration centers on enhancements to the twin annular pre-swirl (TAPS...

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