CFM’s RISE demonstrator offers excellent fuel burn


Flightradar24 provided this handy video of the GE testbed flight. The GE9X took to the air Tuesday. The first flight of the @GEAviation #GE9X, which will power the @BoeingAirplanes 777X. GE’s "new" 747-400, N747GF carried the engine under its left…
Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) are being introduced into aircraft engines because of their ability to resist heat, as well as their ability to resist dust and debris in difficult environments, such as those in the Middle East. Although CMCs have…