New GE Engine-Test Facility Opened
GE Aviation's new icing test cell in Winnipeg can be used to test engines up to 150,000 pounds thrust. Photo by Matt Thurber
GE Aviation's new icing test cell in Winnipeg can be used to test engines up to 150,000 pounds thrust. Photo by Matt Thurber

Construction of GE’s latest engine test cell was recently completed at James A. Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The massive structure will specialize in testing the capability of turbine engines to keep running when flying through icy clouds, and will also be used for performance and endurance, bird ingestion-, ice crystal- and mixed-phase testing on a variety of engines.