The sounds from Hollywood's biggest blockbuster weren't produced out of thin air. GE Aviation put its jet engines to work, teaming up with Skywalker Sound to capture some of the thrilling audio from the movie.

The addition makes a total of 24 CH-53K production aircraft now under contract. GE Aviation’s Lynn plant continues to deliver T408 production engines to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).

From Light Bulbs to Jet Engines describes our technology journey from Thomas Edison’s first electrical devices to GE steam turbines and turbosuperchargers to America’s first jet engine. The 20th century’s two global wars created aviation challenges for GE to tackle and ultimately shaped GE Aviation into the global thriving business it is today.  

GE Aviation's Type 1-A turbojet engine, designed to power the highly secret XP-59A aircraft, celebrates the 75th anniversary of its inaugural flight -- launching the U.S. and GE Aviation into the jet age.

Aviation’s mach 1 oxidation facility in Lynn, Massachusetts is a unique and significant operation that still utilizes the original test cell that validated America’s first jet engine (the GE 1-A, circa 1940) to help determine what coatings and alloys are best suited for today’s engine parts.

Today, dozens of operators, airframers and members of the U.S. military will join GE employees and retirees at Aviation’s Lynn, Mass., facility for a ceremony to commemorate the delivery of its 20,000th T700/CT7 engine.

Tony Rosa had no idea he was about to embark on a journey with GE that would span nearly six and a half decades.