GE Aerospace : U.S. Army Helicopters Have Tougher Missions Ahead. Meet the Engine that Can Achieve Them

It's not quite dawn and already hot. You're at the controls of an U.S. Army helicopter, ferrying a dozen troops and a couple days' worth of equipment to a drop-off point at a dry, dusty creek bed. On course over the mountains, while your hands work the controls and your feet the pedals, you're constantly calculating. How much power can the engine pull at this altitude, this temperature, this weight? "It takes a lot of awareness and coordination to fly these [...]

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