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What is the time before another aircraft with GE engines on it takes off somewhere in the world
2 seconds
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What is
Blackhawk
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What is the thrust of a GE9x engine
100,000 lbs
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What is an after-burner
Added to the back of an engine to burn raw fuel for short bursts of extra thrust
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What is the number of GE engines in service
More than 58,000
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What is a front fan or 'fan'
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 Aviation facilities
90 worldwide
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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 number of people GE Aviation employs
44,000
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What is a piston engine
The Evendale site was originally built to produce these during World War II
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What is one of Russia's large cargo planes?
Antonov
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