Press Release
March 30, 2004
Ceremony Commemorates GE's 13,000th T700/CT7 Engine
--LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS - In anticipation of the delivery of the 13,000th T700/CT7 engine in April, GE Aircraft Engines recognized the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) in a commemorative ceremony at the AAAA meeting this month.
This is the latest milestone in the T700's history of more than 25 years with the U.S. Army. Today, the Army flies more than half the T700 engines produced, and T700s account for nearly 70 percent of the Army's flight hours in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"We are extremely proud of this association with the Army," said Ed Birtwell, general manager of the Turboshaft Project Department of GE Aircraft Engines, "and we are proud to support, in any way possible, our men and women in uniform."
Through spiral development, GE continues to further enhance the performance, reliability and durability of this battle-proven engine. Recently, for example, GE introduced the T700-701D engine to power Sikorsky's next-generation UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. The T700-701D offers more power and twice the durability of its immediate predecessor, the T700-701C. Similarly, the CT7-8C engine produces 50 percent more power than the T700-701D. The CT7-8 engine is also capable of powering future growth versions of the Army's Black Hawk helicopter, including a Black Hawk upgrade for the Army Special Operations Command.
The T700 turboshaft engine and its civil counterpart, the CT7, have amassed more than 50 million flight-hours powering 21 models of helicopters in service throughout the world.
GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE), an operating component of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is the world's leading manufacturer of jet engines for civil and military aircraft, plus gas turbines, derived from these engines, for marine and industrial applications.
Ed Birtwell, manager of GE Aircraft Engines' Turboshaft Projects Department presents a commemorative plaque to Brigadier General James Pillsbury, Commanding, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM).
To download a high res copy of this photo, click here.
This is the latest milestone in the T700's history of more than 25 years with the U.S. Army. Today, the Army flies more than half the T700 engines produced, and T700s account for nearly 70 percent of the Army's flight hours in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"We are extremely proud of this association with the Army," said Ed Birtwell, general manager of the Turboshaft Project Department of GE Aircraft Engines, "and we are proud to support, in any way possible, our men and women in uniform."
Through spiral development, GE continues to further enhance the performance, reliability and durability of this battle-proven engine. Recently, for example, GE introduced the T700-701D engine to power Sikorsky's next-generation UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. The T700-701D offers more power and twice the durability of its immediate predecessor, the T700-701C. Similarly, the CT7-8C engine produces 50 percent more power than the T700-701D. The CT7-8 engine is also capable of powering future growth versions of the Army's Black Hawk helicopter, including a Black Hawk upgrade for the Army Special Operations Command.
The T700 turboshaft engine and its civil counterpart, the CT7, have amassed more than 50 million flight-hours powering 21 models of helicopters in service throughout the world.
GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE), an operating component of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is the world's leading manufacturer of jet engines for civil and military aircraft, plus gas turbines, derived from these engines, for marine and industrial applications.
Ed Birtwell, manager of GE Aircraft Engines' Turboshaft Projects Department presents a commemorative plaque to Brigadier General James Pillsbury, Commanding, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM).
To download a high res copy of this photo, click here.
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