Engines
Nexcelle Validates Nextgen Thrust Reverser
General Electric/Safran joint venture Nexcelle completes test program

General Electric/Safran joint venture Nexcelle has successfully completed the test program for the thrust reverser on next-generation integrated propulsion systems (IPS). The technology, which the company says will deliver lower life-cycle costs and a 1.5-percent reduction in fuel burn, will be applied to powerplant such as the CFM International Leap-X1C engine for the Comac C919 regional jetliner, and the GE Passport, slated for use on the Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000 business jets.

Using Nexcelle’s new nacelle demonstrator, known as Panache (Pylon and Nacelle Advanced Configuration for High Efficiency) the system was installed on a CFM56-5C engine and logged more than 47 hours of operation on a test stand at GE Aviation’s Peebles, Ohio facility.