FAA certifies GE Aviation's H80 Turboprop engine

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved type certification for GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine. The US FAA engine certification follows similar certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) that the engine received in December. The first aircraft to enter service with the H80 engine will be the Thrush 510G agricultural aircraft. The improved Thrush 510G has a hopper capacity of 510 gallons, a gross weight of 10,500 pounds, and a 29,000-hour wing spar life with no mandatory inspections of the wing spars.