1. Aviation and the environment
Market driven,
Technology enabled
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2. Aviation’s environmental success
Comet 4
100
Baseline 80
Engine -40%
% of Base (Comet 4) Fuel Efficiency 60
Aircraft -70% 40 20
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
Year of Model Introduction
United Nation Environmental Program

3. The next century … cleaner, quieter, efficient, affordable
Fuel Burn 20%
Emissions (NOx) 85%
Noise 50%
Cost of Ownership 30%
Reliability 50% 3
GE – Aviation
11/24/2018

4. Fuel burn technologies Weight reduction & aerodynamic improvement
Novel
Titanium
Alloys
2008
2012
2015+
Highly loaded compressor- adaptive cycle engines
Next-gen composite fan;
Open rotors
Ceramic-matrix composite blade
Computer optimized
Low pressure turbine designs
Composite
Fan case
Ceramic matrix composites have 1/3 the density of nickel-based alloys
Highly loaded
Single-stage turbine

5. Emissions technologies Lean combustion
2006
2008
2015+
Next generation TAPS technologies
Traditional Combustor
Lean burning TAPS Combustor

6. Acoustics technologies Quieter engines
Counter-rotating fan
2015+
2012
Splice-less inlet
2008
Chevron Nozzles
Fluidic / variable geometry chevrons
Quiet Technology Demonstrator 2 (QTD2)
Turbomachinery source noise reduction

7. Cost of ownership technologies Improved durability and robustness
Improved sensor technology
2008
2012
2015+
Super-hydrophobic coatings
Intelligent Engine
Surface treatments for improved life
Powder Metal
Durability

8. Technology leadership
Our heritage … right technology at the right time
Pipeline for future products … maturing tomorrow’s technologies today
Bringing technology benefits … future innovation
Developing technology for and beyond