July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - General Electric Company's F110 and F404 engine families have successfully powered fighter aircraft since the 1980s. And yet, these engines have a bright, long-term future through the infusion of new technologies and by expanding its aircraft applications worldwide.
F110 engine family
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - Full-scale development is under way for General Electric Company's new GEnx jet engine, with several key technology-maturation tests underway this year.
In addition to validating key components and technologies, the GEnx development team this year is continuing to refine the engine design with the goal of launching a final design in early 2005.
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - General Electric Company forecasts the number of small commercial jets in service will more than triple in the next 20 years, increasing from 2,000 aircraft in 2004 to more than 7,000 aircraft in 2023.
GE expects its CF34 order book to reach 300 engines this year. Engine deliveries will top 400 this year, marking the third consecutive year of more than 400 engines delivered to customers.
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - The GE CF6 engine family, the most reliable and best-selling commercial engine on wide-body aircraft, is playing an increasingly larger role in military aviation. The CF6-80C2 and CF6-80E1 engines have been selected to power numerous air transport applications for military operations.
Key CF6 military customers include:
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet powered by GE's F414 engines continues to expand its presence in the U.S. Navy fleet, with over 175 delivered aircraft and 10 active squadrons. This includes aircraft located at Naval Air Stations Lemoore, California, and China Lake, California, as well as Super Hornets deployed aboard ships.
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July 19, 2004 --
Pre-System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase
PHASE I (1995-1997)
Engine definition completed
PHASE II (1997-2001)
Critical Design Review
80 hours of core testing, successful fan testing
PHASE III (2002-2005)
Detail design completed in 2002
Subsystem testing in 2002-2003
Engine systems interchangeability 2002-2003
Critical Design Review completed in 2003
First full engine to test 2004 (same engine in endurance testing 2005)
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team is embarking on a series of full F136 development engine tests, capping a successful Phase III pre-System Development and Demonstration (SDD) for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team comprises: GE Transportation - Aircraft Engines in Evendale, Ohio, USA; Rolls-Royce plc in Bristol, England, and Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - The GE90-115B is entering its second year of the most aggressive jet engine maturation test program ever designed by General Electric Company.
A four-year program simulating approximately 20 years of typical airline service, the GE90-115B maturation program involves three GE90-115B full-up test engines, which will accumulate more than 30,000 cycles of simulated field operations by mid-2006, well ahead of any engine in revenue service. The test engines will be evaluated to identify and resolve any durability issues.
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July 16, 2004 -- EVENDALE, OHIO -- The first GE Rolls-Royce F136 development engine for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is expected to begin ground-testing on July 23 at GE's facility in Evendale, Ohio, USA.
The fully assembled engine is now installed in the test stand and the checkout of test instrumentation is nearing completion.
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