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GE’s 777X Engine Completes Dust Debris Tests

The world’s most powerful engine has completed a series of 1,600 cycles while being subjected to a stream of dust particles.

GE9X engine

By David Donald • Contributor - UK

November 15, 2021

GE Aviation has completed a series of dust-ingestion tests of the 110,000-pound thrust GE9X, which the company developed specifically for the Boeing 777X. During the tests, the engine was mounted on a test stand and run through a number of typical flight cycles, from takeoff through cruise to landing. Engineers injected a stream of dust debris into the engine to represent typical real-world conditions, including those in harsh dust and sand conditions.

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