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General Electric will study USAF's new ADVENT engine

Washington, USA - Chosen after a competition with Rolls Royce

After evaluating purposes by General Electric and Rolls Royce (Pratt & Whitney's one had been rejected earlier), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has chosen GE to carry on designing and building a demonstrator for the new high-performance next-generation military engine. The choice to go on with one single company for the ADVENT (Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology) project has been taken...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110264
Rome, Italy, 10/16/2009 12:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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