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Aerospace

A New Name In Flight: The Advanced Turboprop Becomes The GE Catalyst

Tomas Kellner
March 07, 2018
Every year, millions of tourists flock to Prague, drawn by its cobbled streets, storied architecture and thousand-year history. But as alluring as its past may be, a group of GE Aviation engineers who traveled to the city last December were there to witness the future.
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Aerospace

Engine Czech: This University Partnership Is Set To Propel Turboprop Engineering To New Heights

Tomas Kellner
February 13, 2018
GE has spent the last 100 years building GE Aviation into a leading force in the aerospace industry.
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Aerospace

Fired Up: GE Successfully Tested Its Advanced Turboprop Engine With 3D-Printed Parts

Tomas Kellner
January 02, 2018
"Stephen Erickson was just 13 years old when he fell in love with planes — inside a Boston movie theater. He was watching aircraft mechanic Joe Patroni, played by George Kennedy in the original “Airport” movie, extricate a Boeing jet full of worried passengers from a snowdrift. “That moment was the spark that changed my life,” he says. “I wanted to build aircraft engines.” He enrolled in a technical school and joined GE Aviation, where he has become an ace test engineer — a real-world Patroni.
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Paris Air Show

GE's 3D-Printed Airplane Engine Will Run This Year

June 19, 2017
The last time engineers designed a civilian turboprop engine from scratch for mass-production, humans had not yet landed on the moon. Unlike jet engines, turboprops typically power small commercial shuttles and personal aircraft, but they still represent a multibillion-dollar market. As a result, a new machine created by a team at GE Aviation is now causing a stir.
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Aerospace

Czechmate: This Advanced Turboprop Engine Could Create A $40 Billion Market

Tomas Kellner
March 16, 2016
When GE Aviation bought the storied but obscure Czech turboprop builder Walter Aircraft Engines in 2008, the American company hadn’t developed a new propeller engine in decades. Companies like Pratt & Whitney Canada dominated the market, while GE focused chiefly on making engines for passenger and military jets.
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