GE Aviation completed the first test run of its new Advanced Turboprop engine, a clean-sheet design that will power Cessna’s forthcoming Denali business turboprop and go head to head with Pratt & Whitney’s venerable PT6A engine family.
GE Completes First Ground Run of Advanced Turboprop
Key Takeaways:
- GE Aviation completed the first test run of its new Advanced Turboprop engine, a clean-sheet design intended to power Cessna's Denali business turboprop and compete with Pratt & Whitney's PT6A.
- The engine incorporates a record number of 3D-printed components for a production engine, with 35% of its total part count being additive parts, reducing 855 conventionally manufactured parts to just 12.
- This milestone keeps the 1,240 shp engine on pace for the Denali's first test flight late this year, with early indications showing it will meet or exceed all quoted performance numbers.
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