GE finishes final GE9X flight tests for Boeing 777X

Credit: GE Aviation
Final flight tests of GE Aviation’s GE9X turbofan engine have been completed on the company’s Boeing 747-400 flying testbed ahead of the engine’s first flight this summer on the 777-9, the initial version of the US aircraft manufacturer’s new 777X twinjet series. The flight test campaign, which...

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