Testing on GE’s First XA100 Adaptive Cycle Engine Concludes, Proves Out

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GE's first XA100 engine tests began in December 2020, marking the world's first ever run of a flight-weight three-stream adaptive cycle engine. Tests successfully validated the engine's ability to deliver transformational propulsion capability to current and future fighter aircraft.

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EVENDALE, Ohio - Feb. 27, 2019 - GE Aviation announced the successful completion of the XA100 detailed design process under the U.S. Air Force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP), the service's endeavor to create an advanced, next-generation combat engine.This effort paved the way for fabricating and testing multiple full-sized adaptive cycle engines.

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GE XA100 -- Tested and Ready for F-35: GE has successfully concluded testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine with the U.S. Air Force at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC).

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Notably, GE's press release discussing the completion of the recent test phase makes no mention of the F-35 — the aircraft the XA100 was designed to fit into, and for which GE lobbied hard to.

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GE Aerospace's XA100 engine testing reaches milestone Successful testing provides additional insights after completing all AETP testing, continues advancing critical new capabilities for military aviation. GE Aerospace Posted by Eric Brothers | November 16, 2023

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The XA100-GE-100 engine combines three key innovations to deliver a generational change in combat propulsion performance: An adaptive engine cycle that provides both a high-thrust mode for maximum power and a high-efficiency mode for optimum fuel savings and loiter time

GE Successfully Concludes Phase 1 Testing on Second XA100 Adaptive


The XA100 engine is ready to power U.S. warfighters today and in the future." The GE spokesman said in a follow-up email that the company plans to keep working on the XA100 this year as it.

Testing on GE’s First XA100 Adaptive Cycle Engine Concludes, Proves Out


General Electric (GE) Aerospace announced 14 November 2023, that its XA100 Adaptive Engine Transition Programme (AETP) engine, intended for the F-35 fighter jet, has completed additional testing in coordination with the US Air Force (USAF).

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The XA100 is an "adaptive cycle" engine, designed for maximum efficiency across subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flight speeds. Being engineered to seamlessly, and automatically, go from high-thrust events — think takeoff and advanced aerial combat maneuvers — to high-efficiency mode makes the XA100 a true super jet.

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May 13, 2021 EVENDALE, Ohio - GE has completed testing of its first XA100 adaptive cycle engine, ushering in a new era of combat propulsion. GE initiated testing at its Evendale, Ohio, altitude test facility on December 22, 2020.

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Beneath steel scaffolding and a thicket of instrumented cables and bolted-on accessories, the world's most advanced jet engine—GE Aerospace's XA100—made a rare appearance to a group of.

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4 January 2022 • In News. GE Aviation. GE has concluded phase one testing of its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine, a sixth generation fighter engine manufactured as part of the US Air Force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Phase one testing took place at GE's Evendale, Ohio, altitude test facility and enabled GE to continue.

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Supported by over 400 engineers, the second XA100 engine underwent its third round of testing at GE Aerospace's Evendale, Ohio facility to validate minor design improvements informed by previous.

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GE Aerospace's XA100 Engine Testing Achieves New Milestone November 14, 2023 EVENDALE, Ohio—November 14, 2023—GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) announced today that its XA100 engine successfully completed additional testing, in coordination with the U.S. Air Force (USAF), after completing all Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) testing last year.

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GE's new XA100 can produce a whopping 45,000 pounds of thrust, edging out the Pratt and Whitney's F-135-PW-100 that currently powers America's single-engine F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and.

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