The X-Factor: 22,000 Pounds Of Thrust Just Got Quieter
In August, NASA took delivery of the first F414-GE-100 engine for its X-59 QueSST plane, a one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft that will fly faster than Mach 1 and higher than most high-performance aircraft at 55,000 feet.
NASA Shows Off its GE Supersonic Engine for the X-59 QueSST
NASA has revealed the supersonic engine that will power its state-of-the-art aircraft for the purpose of gathering critical data that may open up a new era of supersonic flight.
QueSST for Success: Fly in Half the Time
GE Aviation has shipped the first F414 for the X-59 QueSST, an exciting NASA demonstrator program and 2019 top technology innovation.
The Greatest Program That Never Was: The U.S.'s Answer to Concorde
The GE4 was the world’s first large commercial jet engine with an afterburner. Designed to be the U.S.'s answer to supersonic commercial air travel.
GE Aviation makes headlines with supersonic news
Supersonic flight, turboprops and 3-D printing dominated headlines this week for GE Aviation during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Comeback Kid: The Next Sound-Barrier-Busting Passenger Jet Could Be Quietly Supersonic
The last Concorde landed in 2003, but NASA and a team of aerospace companies that includes Lockheed Martin and GE Aviation are not finished with supersonic passenger flight.