Photo of the Week: GE Aviation fires up world's largest commercial aircraft engine

GE Aviation has fired up the world’s largest commercial aircraft engine for the first time at its Peebles Test Operation in Ohio.

According to the company, “ground testing of the GE9X development engine will enable data to be gathered on the engine’s overall and aerodynamic performance, mechanical verification, and aero-thermal system validation leading up to flight testing and certification before entering service at the end the decade.”

For more info, check out the GE Aviation release.