GLASGOW, MT - August 17, 2005 - General Electric and Boeing will begin testing new technology to further reduce noise on the already quiet Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are powered by GE90-115B engines.
The three-week flight test at Boeing's Glasgow, Montana, test facility is part of Boeing's Quiet Technology Demonstrator 2 (QTD 2) program. QTD 2 is a collaboration between Boeing, General Electric, Goodrich's Aerostructures division, NASA, and All Nippon Airways to validate new technologies designed to reduce noise on the aircraft and engine.