Important Milestone for Volvo Aero When New GEnx Engine Completes First Critical Test
March 14 2008 - 6:22AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News: The GEnx-2B engine that will power the new Boeing
747-8 aircraft has started its certification program with a
successful ground testing at General Electric's outdoor testing
facility in Peebles, Ohio. During the first ground testing the
GEnx-2B demonstrated 70,950 pounds of takeoff thrust. "The
successful engine testing marks a highly significant milestone for
the project and sets a positive tone for continued testing during
2008/2009," comments Joakim Andersson, GEnx Project Leader at Volvo
Aero (Nasdaq:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB). GEnx is the largest
commercial undertaking ever for Volvo Aero. The company will
develop six different components for the engine, of which three are
being developed at Volvo Aero in Trollhattan, Sweden. The GEnx
engine will be mounted on two different aircraft, the Boeing 787
(The Dreamliner) and Boeing 747-8. Despite sharing the same name,
it involves two unique engine developments. "It involves two
different engines for varying applications: 1B is for the Boeing
787 and 2B for 747-8, but as the name reflects, we are trying to
build the engine architecture as well as the component technology
from the same base and as a result gain synergies in the design
work as well as the supply chain architecture," explains Joakim
Andersson. The week's successful start increases optimism for the
continued testing. The FETT (First Engine To Test) stage is
concurrently the official start of the test program in the
development of the GEnx-2B, in which five engines will be used.
Testing during 2008 will include flight tests on GE's flying test
bed. The test program will be concluded with certification of the
engine for 67,000 pounds in the first half of 2009, with entry into
service in late 2009. Commercially, GEnx is already a major
success. More than 1,100 engines have been sold to date. "It
appears that the GEnx-2B is also receiving a highly positive
reception on the market, since Boeing is reporting higher sales
figures for its new 747-8 than it had originally expected," says
Stefan Oscarsson, Business Manager for the GE program at Volvo
Aero. More than 400 GEnx-2B engines have been sold to Boeing's
modernized 747 model, which will be used as a freighter as well as
for intercontinental passenger service. Volvo Aero develops and
manufactures components for aircraft and rocket engines with a high
technology content in cooperation with the world's leading
producers. Volvo Aero offers an extensive range of services,
including sales of spare parts for aircraft engines and aircraft,
sales and leasing of aircraft engines and aircraft, as well as
overhaul and repair of aircraft engines. Volvo Aero is part of the
Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks,
buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and
industrial applications, aerospace components and services. The
Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service.
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http://newsroom.cision.com Regulatory News: The GEnx-2B engine that
will power the new Boeing 747-8 aircraft has started its
certification program with a successful ground testing at General
Electric�s outdoor testing facility in Peebles, Ohio. During the
first ground testing the GEnx-2B demonstrated 70,950 pounds of
takeoff thrust. �The successful engine testing marks a highly
significant milestone for the project and sets a positive tone for
continued testing during 2008/2009,� comments Joakim Andersson,
GEnx Project Leader at Volvo Aero (Nasdaq:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA)
(STO:VOLVB). GEnx is the largest commercial undertaking ever for
Volvo Aero. The company will develop six different components for
the engine, of which three are being developed at Volvo Aero in
Trollh�ttan, Sweden. The GEnx engine will be mounted on two
different aircraft, the Boeing 787 (The Dreamliner) and Boeing
747-8. Despite sharing the same name, it involves two unique engine
developments. �It involves two different engines for varying
applications: 1B is for the Boeing 787 and 2B for 747-8, but as the
name reflects, we are trying to build the engine architecture as
well as the component technology from the same base and as a result
gain synergies in the design work as well as the supply chain
architecture,� explains Joakim Andersson. The week�s successful
start increases optimism for the continued testing. The FETT (First
Engine To Test) stage is concurrently the official start of the
test program in the development of the GEnx-2B, in which five
engines will be used. Testing during 2008 will include flight tests
on GE�s flying test bed. The test program will be concluded with
certification of the engine for 67,000 pounds in the first half of
2009, with entry into service in late 2009. Commercially, GEnx is
already a major success. More than 1,100 engines have been sold to
date. �It appears that the GEnx-2B is also receiving a highly
positive reception on the market, since Boeing is reporting higher
sales figures for its new 747-8 than it had originally expected,�
says Stefan Oscarsson, Business Manager for the GE program at Volvo
Aero. More than 400 GEnx-2B engines have been sold to Boeing�s
modernized 747 model, which will be used as a freighter as well as
for intercontinental passenger service. Volvo Aero develops and
manufactures components for aircraft and rocket engines with a high
technology content in cooperation with the world�s leading
producers. Volvo Aero offers an extensive range of services,
including sales of spare parts for aircraft engines and aircraft,
sales and leasing of aircraft engines and aircraft, as well as
overhaul and repair of aircraft engines. Volvo Aero is part of the
Volvo Group, one of the world�s leading manufacturers of trucks,
buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and
industrial applications, aerospace components and services. The
Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service.
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