In the final part of our video series on the breakthrough technology driving the new GEnx engine, which is designed for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 long-range jets, GE’s test pilots give a guided tour of the specially converted 747 that serves as our “flying testbed.” With a Mission Control-style bay of computer monitors and technicians planted where the rows of passengers usually sit, the plane serves as GE’s laboratory in the sky as the engine goes through its paces over the California desert.
We end our series with some extreme weather tests — such as giant hail — and a look at how jet engines are built to last. Click here to see the last two videos, in which the GE team (no professional actors were used!) went for a lighter touch during the filming. Who says test pilots get all the fun? But if you like your engine films in a format that’s a bit more traditional, click “Engine Testing” at the bottom of The GEnx Theater menu.
* Watch Part 1 of our series: Born to run: Building the GEnx jet engine
* Watch Part 2 of our series: In the factory: Building the GEnx jet engine
* Watch all of the videos in the series
* Read the media releases about the engines’ milestones
* Learn more about 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
