GE's Super Hornet engine cleared for flight tests

General Electric's 22,000 lbst. F414 fighter turbofan powering the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet won its preliminary flight qualification, or PFQ, clearing the new multi-role fighter to start three years of flight tests, GE reported yesterday. The Super Hornet will fly for the first time in...

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