The GE9X: Huge and economical

At GE Aviation, the GE9X for the Boeing 777X is nearly ready for its first flight.

11.2017

The Boeing 777X widebody aircraft is set to take to the skies in 2020, powered by GE9X engines.

MTU has taken a four-percent share in the GE9X program, assuming design, development and production responsibility for the turbine center frame – a highly engineered component. The first development module was delivered to GE in January 2016. MTU has many years of experience with this part, which it already contributes to the GP7000 (Airbus A380) and the GEnx (Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 747-8) engine programs.

MTU industrializes ceramic milling

08.2018 | To manufacture the turbine center frames for the GE9X engine, MTU is applying a new technology for the first time: ceramic milling. MTU is already using it to produce the first flying parts for the new Boeing 777X.

GEnx facts and figures at a glance

11.2017 | The GEnx engine powers the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Boeing 747. MTU has a 6.65-percent workshare in this program and is responsible for the development, production, assembly and maintenance of the turbine center frame (TCF).

A look inside an engine test cell

11.2017 | Development tests and production acceptance tests have different goals and require different activities but, in both cases, the steps the engine goes through in the test cell are always the same. Acceptance tests for the PW1100G-JM, for example, are carried out in Munich, while those for the TP400-D6 take place in Ludwigsfelde.