and using lighter epoxy resin and ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials in its build. The GE9X is, by no doubt, one of the most powerful aircraft engines to date. Its first ground test was in ...

The engine builder reported its tests on a GEnx demonstrator engine fitted with GE9X CMC components for the combustor and turbine exhibited impressive durability over long-term service. The first GE9X ...

The GE9X is a testament to innovation and 21st-century ... for greater fuel efficiency and a new ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material. Powdered metal was used in the construction of the ...

The LEAP engine had a single CMC component part number. The GE9X engine contains five CMC components. “We learned a lot about CMCs on the LEAP,” Kalb says. “We started small, got experience ...

In October 2016, GE completed the second phase of GE9X CMC (ceramic matrix composite) component testing in a GEnx demonstrator engine, accumulating 1,800 cycles while exposing the engine to harsh ...

The General Electric GE9X is a high-bypass turbofan developed ... such as five ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components that include the first-stage shroud and first- and second-stage nozzles ...

GE plans to start building the first GE9X core for testing next year, so the engine maker believed it was essential to verify that the CMC materials work as promised. Testing began in March with ...

A fourth GE9X engine is slated for installation and flight tests aboard a 747-400 flying test bed later this year. An important aspect of the engine’s design is the extensive application of ...

GE says that the GE9X is currently undergoing its first Full ... Weight is saved by the extensive use of ceramic matrix composites (CMC), which allows the combustor and turbine to handle ...

The GE9X engine, with five CMC parts, will reportedly be the most fuel-efficient engine ever built for a commercial aircraft when the Boeing 777X enters service in 2025. Meanwhile, supersonic (Mach ...

As part of GE9X engine development for the Boeing 777X, GE Aviation has started ground tests on a GEnx engine containing ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components in the high pressure turbine and ...