GE Tests CF34-8 for 728JET
GE Aircraft Engines has begun flight tests of the CF34-8 growth
engine that will power the Fairchild Dornier 728JET airliner,
says the airframer. Tests began two weeks ago with a 6 hour, 41-minute
flight on GE's Boeing 747 flying testbed out of Mojave, California.
The 728JET will use the CF34-8D version of the engine rated at
12,500 pounds takeoff thrust. First flight of the new Fairchild
Dornier aircraft is slated for early 2002 with first deliveries
in mid-2003. Fairchild Dornier has orders and options for 276
of the 55- to 110-seat airliners.
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