An important achievement has been completed in the Catalyst turboprop program: GE Aviation announced Thursday the first flight of its clean-sheet design on a Beechcraft King Air test bed in Berlin, Germany.
Catalyst Engine Reaches Big Step
Key Takeaways:
- GE Aviation's Catalyst turboprop engine successfully completed its first flight, a 1-hour, 40-minute test run on a Beechcraft King Air test bed in Berlin, Germany.
- The FADEC-equipped engine is designed to operate in the 850 to 1,600 shp range with single-lever control, and its initial application will be the Beechcraft Denali, projected to use sustainable aviation fuel.
- This engine marks a significant achievement as the first turboprop fully designed, developed, and built in Europe in the last half-century, making it ITAR-free and available for military use.
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