Pushing Up the Thrust

General Electric’s GEnx-2B engine for the upcoming Boeing 747-8 reached 70,950 lb. thrust during ground testing on Mar. 11 at GE’s outdoor testing facility in Peebles, Ohio. The engine, which shares a common core and 80% of the line-replaceable units with the GEnx-1B engine for the 787, achieved...

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