GE successfully tests World’s first rotating Ceramic Matrix Composite Material for Sixth-Gen Combat Engine

GE Aviation successfully tested the world’s first non-static set of light-weight, ceramic matrix composite (CMC) parts by running rotating low-pressure turbine blades in a F414 turbofan demonstrator engine designed to further validate the heat-resistant material for high-stress operation in GE’s next-generation Adaptive Engine Technology Demonstrator (AETD) program currently in development with the United States Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). (www.aviationanalysis.net) Plus d'info...