Dramatic progress in real-time trend monitoring and flight data analysis will further benefit aircraft operators as GE better understands what the massive reams of digital flight data reveal about its engine fleet in service. With more than 80 facilities, GE Aerospace will continue to operate on th...
A major success of the period was the Lynn-manufactured J85 turbojet engine. Contracted by the USAF to build a low-cost air-combat fighter, Northrop built the F-5 Freedom Fighter around the GE J85 engine. The F-5 soon became the standard air defense aircraft for more than 30 nations. T...
These enhancements can help provide up to a 25% improvement in cost-per-flying-hour, a significant time-on-wing increase, and elimination of special inspections. GE and the USAF estimate the potential savings of SLEP to a USAF fleet of about 800 F110 engines at approximately $1 billion. ...