Another look at a GEnx #engine installed for testing at #GE #Aviation in #Winnipeg, #Canada. Shot by @noahkalina. #technology #manufacturing #avgeek
Another look at a GEnx #engine installed for testing at #GE #Aviation in #Winnipeg, #Canada. Shot by @noahkalina. #technology #manufacturing #avgeek
The crew at #GE #Aviation in #Winnipeg, #Canada runs #engine tests night and day. Here, Michael Duguay (with partner company StandardAero) removes ice from a GEnx engine’s blades with a portable heater, as he preps it for its next test. Shot by @noahkalina. #technology #manufacturing #avgeek
GE Aviation’s Steve Fulton piloting a Boeing 737-800 from Orlando to Seattle over the weekend. Powering the plane are CFM56 engines, produced in partnership with French engine-maker Snecma. Photo by @lsannes, check out his feed for more awesome avgeek shots.
The view from below – a GEnx engine installed for testing at GE Aviation in Winnipeg, Canada. Photo by @noahkalina.
The seven high-powered fans at GE Aviation’s winter testing facility, pictured at night. Shot by @noahkalina.
Steam rises from the heated pad below a GEnx engine, following a nighttime ice test at GE Aviation in Winnipeg, Canada. Temperatures were around -20 degrees F.
Up close with a GEnx at GE Aviation in Winnipeg, Canada. Pictured at the top of the photo is the FADEC, or full authority digital engine control, which is the “brains” of the engine. This computer helps the engine perform at maximum efficiency in different environments. Shot by @noahkalina.