Final Configuration Now Set; Detailed Design Phase Begins
CFM International says it has completed design freeze for the advanced LEAP-1B engine, the exclusive powerplant for the Boeing 737 MAX, paving the way for the first full engine to test in mid-2014. This milestone is effectively the point at which the engine configuration is set, or frozen. This now allows CFM to finalize and release detailed engine design drawings, which it will do over the next six months.
The Edison Awards, celebrating 26 years of honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services, has named Rockwell Collins a Gold winner for innovation at an April 25th event at Navy Pier in Chicago.
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