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Electrification Software

The Airline Of The Future Will Be Powered By Data

Tomas Kellner
August 31, 2016

The Industrial Internet is changing the way the world does business — and that includes at 35,000 feet.

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Oshkosh

Supercharge Me: How Boeing Helped GE Reinvent Jet Travel

Tomas Kellner
July 31, 2016

When Bill Boeing opened his Seattle factory in 1916, his first product was a seaplane made from wood and canvas called Bluebill. That biplane could seat a pair of flyers and cover 320 miles. Boeing built just two of them.

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Oshkosh

North By Northwest: What It Takes To Fly A Two-Seater Plane 500 Miles To The World’s Greatest Aviation Festival

Tomas Kellner
July 29, 2016
Brad Mottier can’t leave his job behind. Then again, he doesn't want to.
Mottier runs GE Aviation’s business and general aviation division, the unit responsible for aircraft engines and other technology for private and business planes. But he's also an accomplished pilot who has been flying for three decades.
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Oshkosh

The Great Oshkosh Fly-In Scavenger Hunt For GE Tech

Tomas Kellner
July 29, 2016
GE made big news with its advanced turboprop engine built from 3D-printed parts at this week’s EAA AirVentures fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. But GE technology has been popping up all over at the massive airshow, which attracts 10,000 pilots and half a million visitors. We walked miles up and down the runways to find the best examples. It turned out to be a stroll through GE’s aviation history. Here’s the haul.
 
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Oshkosh

The Sky Was Totally His: Jeff Beam Flew His Red Biplane 800 Miles To Be At The Oshkosh Fly-In

Tomas Kellner
July 27, 2016
On a typical day, aviation engineer Jeff Beam builds and fixes engines for commuter and private jets at GE Aviation’s plant in Strother Field in Kansas. But last week, the 30-year GE veteran climbed into his red, open-cockpit biplane and took off for Oshkosh, Wisconsin, some 800 miles away. Along the way, he made three refueling stops and spent a couple of days hanging out with other pilots who fly vintage planes and camping under the two-seater’s wings at the EAA AirVentures fly-in, the world’s largest gathering on aviation enthusiast.
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Oshkosh

Galaxy Quest: We Went Inside A Plane Large Enough To Carry A Tank Around The World

Tomas Kellner
July 27, 2016
The latest model of the gigantic C-5 Galaxy military transport jet galumphed into the Oshkosh fly-in on Tuesday. The plane, which was the world’s largest aircraft when it first took off in 1968, helped launch GE’s commercial aviation business.
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Oshkosh

The Burning Man For The Airborne Set: A Day At The Greatest Airshow In The World

Tomas Kellner
July 26, 2016
Think of it as Burning Man for flying enthusiasts. Here, you can almost smell freedom, independence and the sense that anything is possible mixing in the air with aviation fuel.
The formal name for the gathering is the EAA AirVentures Oshkosh fly-in. It features daily airshows displaying everything from acrobats and wing walkers to jet-powered biplanes and the latest commercial and military aircraft.
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Oshkosh

Next-Generation Cessna Denali Will Have A 3D-Printed Turboprop Engine

Tomas Kellner
July 26, 2016
Many people would prefer flying in a private plane to dealing with the hassle at the airport. Those with $4.8 million in their pocket may soon have that choice. Textron Aviation just unveiled a new business aircraft powered by a propeller engine that features many of the comforts of a private jet, but at an entry-level price.
The plane, called the Cessna Denali, will have the largest cabin in its class—seating up to eight people—and an engine powerful and efficient enough to reach Chicago from Los Angeles or Miami from New York.
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Oshkosh

Flying To Live: How The Plane Is The Perfect Vehicle For Living To The Fullest

Tomas Kellner
July 24, 2016
The EAA AirVentures fly-in at Oshkosh, Wis., which begins on Monday, is the world’s largest gathering of aircraft enthusiasts. It takes place every year at the end of July and attracts 10,000 planes from around the globe and over 500,000 visitors.
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FIA16

The Great Farnborough Airshow Scavenger Hunt For GE Tech

Tomas Kellner
July 16, 2016
GE technology has been hiding in many unexpected places at the Farnborough International Airshow, which ends on Sunday in England. It was in the wings of the latest wide-body plane from Airbus, the A350 XWB, in the engines of the next-generation Boeing 737 MAX, in the cockpit of the newest Gulfstream jet, and even under the hood of a brand-new F-18 Super Hornet. We dispatched pilot and photographer Adam Senatori to sniff it out. Here’s what he brought back.
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