Tomorrow’s Testbed
General Electric will convert a Boeing 747-400 into a new flying testbed as part of plans to upgrade its test facilities in preparation for evaluating Leap-X and other next-generation commercial transport engines from 2013 onward. The aircraft will be modernized and refurbished under a $60 million...
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