As part of our video series on GE’s new jet engine for Boeing’s advanced 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 long-range jets, last week we took a look at the evolution of its breakthrough technology. Today, we’ll go behind the scenes at our manufacturing plants, with the first video below showing how the GEnx’s exotic carbon fiber composite blades are made — right in Batesville, Mississippi.As part of our video series on GE’s new jet engine for Boeing’s advanced 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 long-range jets, last week we took a look at the evolution of its breakthrough technology. Today, we’ll go behind the scenes at our manufacturing plants, with the first video below showing how the GEnx’s exotic carbon fiber composite blades are made — right in Batesville, Mississippi.
In the real world, a new commercial jet engine takes years to design, build, and test. In the video below, we save shave off a little bit of time and do the whole thing in just under two minutes.
Tomorrow, we’ll give you a ride on GE’s special converted 747, which serves as a flying ‘testbed’ for the GEnx as it’s put through its paces.
* Watch Part 1 of our series: Born to run: Building the GEnx jet engine
* Read the media releases about the engines’ milestones
* Watch videos about the engines in The GEnx Theater
* Learn more bout the GEnx and ecomagination
* Learn more about GE Aviation
* Explore the GEnx timelines of development
* Download Part 1 and Part 2 of a podcast series on the GEnx and Leap-X engines
