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Boeing: LEAP 1B engine begins ground testing on the B-737 MAX airplane

Villaroche, France - The engine installed in a test cell at Snecma (Safran) facilities in France

CFM International announced it has successfully initiated ground testing of the first all-new LEAP-1B engine that will exclusively power the Boeing 737 MAX. CFM ran the engine for the first time on June 13, three days ahead of schedule. The LEAP-1B engine, installed in a test cell at Snecma (Safran) facilities in Villaroche, France, successfully completed a series of break-in runs before reaching full...

fra/pec - 1161061
Rome, Italy, 06/23/2014 17:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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