GEnx Engine Takes Its First Flight on GE's Flying Test-Bed

The GEnx engine has started flight-testing on GE's 747 flying test-bed in Victorville, California. During the three-hour first flight, the GEnx-1B engine demonstrated aircraft systems and instrumentation functionality, climbed to more than 43,000 feet and established engine performance baseline for flight-testing. "The engine performed extremely well, and we look forward to gaining additional valuable information on the engine's capabilities from flight-testing," said Tom Brisken, general manager of the GEnx program. "Today's flight puts us another step closer to certification later this year on the GEnx-1B engine for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner."  For related news