Catalyst Goes SAF: The Start of New Demo with Sustainable Aviation Fuels
GE Aviation Czech and Czech Technical University’s Centre of Aviation and Space Research (CVUT) to cooperate on sustainable aviation fuel testing.
Making History: The People Who Brought GE’s Catalyst into the Sky
Europeans are familiar with the feeling of a penalty shootout on the football pitch, and this morning has a similar mix of tension, excitement, and anxiety. Inside the Beechcraft Berlin Aviation (BBA) hangar is an experimental Beechcraft King Air 350, and on its left wing was the new Catalyst engine, which was installed last December.
Catalyze This: How 400 Engineers Put Their Heads Together And Reinvented The Turboprop
In some ways, Corkery is now walking down the path Moss blazed. Corkery spent the first half of his three decades at GE refining gas turbines. Today he’s leading a team of 400 aviation engineers who have developed a new turboprop engine. They believe the engine — the first such new engine design for the general aviation turboprop market in 50 years — will elevate the aviation market to new heights.
Back and Bigger than Ever: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Returns in Spectacular Fashion
“Is this heaven?” “No… It’s Oshkosh.” That nod to the 1989 film Field of Dreams was uttered more than once at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. And for good reason.
Ice Age: The GE Catalyst Completes its Ice-Testing Campaign
The Catalyst engine recently passed its ice testing campaign amid glacial temperatures, thanks to a team of seasoned engineers.
A Catalyst Carol: The GE Catalyst Takes Another Crucial Step Ahead of Flight Testing
The GE Catalyst has taken another crucial step ahead of its upcoming first take-off for flight testing.
Record Breaking: The Top GE Aviation Stories of 2019
GE Aviation had an extraordinary 2019, putting up two new world records between the GE9X and the GEnx and helped transport the first human organ via drone.
A Fireproof Camera to Test Blades on the GE Catalyst? No Problem
A technical breakthrough in infrared camera testing for the GE Catalyst in Poland.
Catalyst for change: GE's advanced turboprop engine propels an industry forward
“Catalyst” is often referred to as a prime agent of change. In the world of turboprops, there has been very little “catalyst-worthy” change to the Business and General Aviation (BGA) segment. In fact, it’s a market that hasn’t seen much technological infusion in decades. That was at least until GE Aviation’s Advanced Turboprop entered the conversation.