The second half of 2009 will be filled with significant certification testing milestones for the GE Honda Aero Engines’ HF120 engine. A total of 13 HF120 development engines will take part in the certification testing at seven locations in the U.S., Canada and Japan. Tests will include altitude fan blade out, crosswind, stress and endurance testing.
GE Honda also plans to test the engine on a flying testbed before flying on the customer certification aircraft. By entry into service, the HF120 is expected to have accumulated more than 15,000 cycles of ground and flight testing.
