GEnx Completes Successful Fan Blade Out Test

(Evendale, Ohio, July 5, 2007) -- The GEnx engine successfully completed its fan blade containment test this week at GE's Peebles, Ohio, outdoor test facility. The GEnx is the world's only jet engine with both a front fan case and fan blades made from composites.

"We are very pleased with the test, which validates the maturity of the technology we have developed for the program," said Tom Brisken, general manager of the GEnx program. "The completion of this key milestone brings us closer to engine certification, which is scheduled for later this year."

Source : GE Aviation

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