By the Numbers | GE History | Military | Engines |
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What is the number of people GE Aviation employs?
44,000
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What is the piston engine?
The Evendale site was originally built to produce these during World War II
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What is the UH-60 Blackhawk?
Hands down Sic'est badest aircraft powered by the T700 series
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What is an after-burner?
This technology is added to the back of an engine to burn raw fuel for short bursts of extra thrust
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What is the thrust of a GE9x engine?
100,000 lbs of thrust
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What is a TurboSuperCharger?
Developed by Dr. Sanford Moss to maintain power and efficiency at high altitudes
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What is the F-4 Phantom?
This tandem two-seat twine engine is powered by 2 GE J79 Engines
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What is a front fan or 'fan'?
This technology is added to the front of an engine to create high-bypass jet engine with greater fuel efficiency
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What is the number of GE engines in service?
More than 58,000
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What was the first commercial approved jet engine?
The J47 became the first engine approved for this type of flight, although it was originally designed for military purposes during WWII
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What is the Airforce?
The TF39 engine won the competition to power the C-5, the heavist aircraft in the 1940's, for which Branch of Service? |
What is the T700?
Most widely used turboshaft/turboprop engine used for helicopters and mulitipurpose aircraft, also powers the coolest helicopter ever!
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What is the number of GE Aviation facilities
90 worldwide
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What was the turbofan engine?
The CJ805-23 was the first of this type of engine. It allowed for 40% greater takeoff thrust and 15% lower fuel consumption.
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What is the Great Engine War?
The name of the 1979 competition to build the F-16 engine, won by GE with the F110 Engine
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What is the GE 90?
This is GE's largest engine and powers the Boeing 777
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How long until another aircraft takes off with a GE Engine?
Two seconds
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What is twice the speed of sound?
The J79 was the first engine to do this, after Gerard Newman invented the variable stators which allow an engine to reliably operate in highspeed flight
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F-16
The F110 engine powers 80% of this type of aircraft in the world. The US uses this aircraft in both the Airforce and the Navy because they aren't cool enough to have real "helicopter" pilots to fly a Blackhawk
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What is the LEAP Engine?
What is the name of GE Engine that powers, the currently FAA grounded aircraft, Boeing 73
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