Less Fuel, More Performance: The Air Force & GE’s Adaptive Cycle Engine

The Adaptive Cycle Jet Engine

Forty years after the Air Force’s B-1 bomber took flight with a fixed cycle engine that would later power the first Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s, new propulsion technologies developed for the 737MAX and A320neo will form the core of next-gen combat aircraft. It is the first turbine engine that contains rotating ceramic matrix composite parts. The video shows how GE’s adaptive cycle engine combines the performance of a fighter jet with the fuel savings of a commercial jetliner.