The carbon-fibre composite blades allowed GE’s aerospace engineers to design the GE90, still the world’s largest and most powerful jet engine. GE is still the only company with composite fan blades in ...

The GE9X also uses a carbon fiber composite fan case, derived from the GEnx, which further reduces weight. Together, these aspects make the GE9X's total weight lighter than the GE90. The ...

GE says that the new composite allows the fans on the GE9X to have thinner and fewer blades. This means a lighter fan, a lighter engine than the previous GE90 – which is the largest fan in the ...

Perhaps the most significant advance in the use of composites in engine design occurred just over a decade ago, with the entry into service of GE Aviation's GE90, which powers the Boeing 777. Its 22 ...

It was at this time that Snecma and Albany International Techniweave began codevelopment of 3-D woven composite fan blade technology, demonstrating its viability in a GE90 configuration. Work then ...

The fan blades in the engine will be fourth-generation composite fan blades. GE Aviation developed the first composite fan blade for its GE90-94B engine in 1995. Composite fan blades are also featured ...

Application of composites important to Boeing ... The turbofans feature a fan that is 6 inches bigger than the GE90-115B that power the Boeing 777-300ER. This increases the bypass ratio of the ...

HAECO’s composite services unit has added the GE90 engine to its fan case overhaul capabilities. The unit, based in Jinjiang in China, will provide preventive maintenance inspections and ...

GE successfully pioneered the use of composites in the fan and... This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles. Schedule a demo today to ...

The development of the jet engine was a defining moment in the history of aviation. The first planes to utilize the technology, naturally, went through a bumpy transition period as the rules of ...

HAECO COMPOSITE STRUCTURES (JINJIANG) added capability for preventive maintenance inspections and associated repairs on GE90 fan stator modules for 777s. Did you know? Aviation Week has won top ...