GE Aviation
Technology
leadership in
Commercial Engines
Dr. Laurent Rouaud
Chief Marketing Officer
March 2012
GE Aviation portfolio $20B
Commercial Commercial engine Military engines
engines $6.1a) services $7.0a) and services $3.9a)
Systems $2.7 Business and Largest provider of
general jet engines in the
aviation/other $0.4
world
40,000 employees
~85 sites globally
(a- Includes GEs share of revenue from CFM and EA engines
CFM is a 50/50 JV between GE and Snecma
EA is a 50/50 JV between GE and Pratt & Whitney
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Commercial outlook strong
Commercial engines Commercial in-service fleet
# Engines
Most popular on
45,900
regional 680
engine backlog CFM New
programs
GE
34,700
Most popular on 29,000
single-aisle 6,222
engine backlog
Most popular on
Boeing 787 908
engine backlog
12E 15F 20F
Most popular on
wide-bodies 62% 65% 65% GE and JV
1,976 engine % installed
base
backlog
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Fleet in active commercial service ISTAT 2013
Source: CASE, GE internal studies
GP7000 developed by GE/P&W Engine Alliance
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CFM is a 50/50 joint company between GE and Snecma
I find out what the world
needs, then I proceed
to invent it.
Thomas Edison
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GE Aviation
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GEs model continuous innovation
Aviation
needs + Targeted technology
development = Differentiated
products
Fuel efficiency Technology roadmaps
Reliability Cross-disciplinary teams
Cost of Ongoing R&D investment
ownership
GE Global research
Emissions collaboration
Noise Sustained maturation
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Todays benefit of technology
maturation and investment
Composite Lean-burn TiAL in
fan case combustor LPT aft
2 stages
Fewer,
more
efficient fan
blades EIS:
2011
23:1 HPC: highest
pressure ratio in aviation
CF6-80C2
EIS: 1985 Fuel Burn NOx Noise D&Cs
% % %
15
better
40
Lower CAEP 8
13
quieter
db 50
fewer
SFC
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Next-generation products
shaping our future
Platform investments Annual investment
(including customer-funded)
~$1.9B
CFM LEAP GE Passport
~$1.5B
GEnx HF120
GE9X Next-gen
turboprop '11-'12 '13-'14
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CFM and LEAP are trademarks of CFM, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Snecma
GE90-115B continuous investment
SFC, reliability, cost, quality
Engine cert. Engine EIS HPT Stage 1 blade HPT flow path
Fan surfaces, OGV improvements
seal Core cowl
Shroud
HPC leakage Freighter cooling Fuel Stg 2 cooling
LPT tip clearance Altitude, hot simplification mode Stg 1 and 2
thrust
-200LR day thrust (TOW) nozzle
777F
thrust bumps
Fan blade
reliability and limits
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Weight reductions Block
BAI system elimin. HPC FADEC update for HPT rotor LPT disk
VBV, fan hub frame HPT rotor purge performance and durability creep
777-300ER
Engine mount bolts LPT tip clearance maintenance reduction
PEP LPT airfoils
Investing
$
50 = 99.99 0.001
million
PER
YEAR
Departure reliability In-flight shutdown rate
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*12-Month rolling average as of December 31, 2012
Advancing composites to improve
performance and reduce weight
GE90-94B GE90-115B GEnx GE9X
777-200ER 777-200LR, -300ER, 777F 787, 747-8 Next-Gen 777
95 04 11 18 cert
Wide chord design Swept aero Improved efficiency Improved fiber and
22 blades 22 blades 18 blades resin system
16 blades
Fan blade experience
Today: Extending
30+ to fan
million flight hours cases
Integrated structure
Saves 700+ lbs per
aircraft on 787
2019:
150+ 11
million flight hours ISTAT 2013
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GE9X engine
overview
~ 100,000
pound takeoff thrust class
Composite Compressor Lean-burn combustor Ceramic-matrix
fan 3rd Generation 3rd Generation composites
4th Generation 3rd Generation
Improved fiber, resin system 27:1 pressure ratio Higher pressure, lean Reduces cooling
19: 150+ million flight hour ~61:1 overall burn flow need, 1/3 weight
experience pressure ratio Reduced cooling flow 20+ yrs. development
20% lower emissions
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GE intelligent engines: 3rd
generation
Data Analytics Connectivit Asset
y optimization
Delays and cancellations
Air traffic utilization
Maintenance costs
Performance Health Predictive
Few sensors, 100 23 sensors, 1,000 +++ sensors and
parameters parameters parameters
Flight snapshot Continuous, full flight data Fault isolation
Wi-fi connectivity Greater confidence
(per yr.) Before 11GB Today 1.4TB GE9X 3-5TB
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Unprecedented new product
development GE9X the beneficiary
Engine program 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
-1B PIP II
GEnx -2B PIP Technology maturation
Service entry
GE Honda
HF120
Passport
CFM
LEAP-1A
CFM
LEAP-1B
GE9X
HF120 is a trademark of GE Honda, a 50/50 JV between GE and
Honda Aero Company. LEAP is a trademarks of CFM, a 50/50 JV
between Snecma and GE
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