The Guinness Book of World Records has officially declared the General Electric GE9X as the world’s most powerful jet engine!
Already the world’s largest commercial jet engine, the GE9X is now the most powerful, maintaining 134,300 pounds of thrust during an engineering test on the 10th of November 2017.
General Electric elected to announce the record with Guinness on the 12th of July 2019 as part of their 100-year celebration and most likely to keep their work protected.
The much loved GE90-115B that powers the Boeing 777-300ER was previously the record holder, proudly holding 127,900 pounds of thrust to its name during a test run in 2002.
Guinness Notes the record is based on testing conditions and not commercial operation.
Despite this impressive news the aircraft the GE9X will power, the Boeing 777X, will only have the engines rated to 105,000 pounds of thrust. However, this means larger and heavier variants can be developed with ease.
“While we didn’t set out to break the thrust Guinness World Record title, we are proud of the engine’s performance….”
David Joyce, President and Chief Executive of GE Aviation
The thrust capability demonstrated by the GE9X is several times more than the thrust of many fighter aircraft; it is also more than the rocket used in America’s first manned spaceflight, the Mercury-Redstone 3.
Additionally the entire engine, paired with its case assembly, is as wide as the fuselage of a Boeing 737!
Thanks to 16 carbon fiber composite fan blades, a highly efficient 27:1 high-pressure compressor, a third-generation low emissions TAPS III combustor and lightweight ceramic matrix composite materials, the GE9X is lighter, more efficient and more powerful than previous generation engines by a significant amount.
Although a slight design flaw has to be addressed, the engine is scheduled to be certified at the end of this year.
Over eight customers around the world have ordered more than 700 GE9X engines to power their upcoming fleet of Boeing 777X aircraft.
For those dying to hear the engine at a high power setting, check out this video from General Electric:
Great in seeing the improvement of engineering skills
It’s time to wrap up the way we are struck in this circle of combustion engines
Looking forward for ___________!
I see John that you have ever been in a sardines can with or without oil….
A excellent accomplishment; too bad jet engines are such gross polluters.
All is good until the Airline companies turn these beauties into Sardine cans!
“Crushed”!
It’s only fitting that GE invent the most power jet engine. They also produce the most powerful single engine locomotive and dual egngine locomotive. All I need is one for my 1/2 ton light truck 🙂
Of course you can fit them on a 737 Max. It is all about software programming, and that takes no time.
Aaron Hilsz-Lothian, ever read about the Gimli glider? You may be more familiar with The Miracle on the Hudson. Both commercial airplanes lost all the engines and have a place in aviation history. Twin engine ops would not be here if it weren’t for advances in technology to create more powerful and reliable engines for crossing oceans. Emergency single engine ops have been formulated long before twin engines were allowed for oceanic flights.
but will it fit on a 737 without any salient changes to the flight manual?
Impressive to see that two New engines have the power of four A380 engines. Imagine the A380 lighter with only two engines, cheaper, more efficient in a second phase of the plane. The A380 Max… Sorry, bad exemple name.
All good until you have to shut down one engine/an engine fails 😉 But I agree, engine power is becoming quite impressive!