Published: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 12:01 a.m.
GE to provide systems for new tanker
GE Aviation will provide advanced technologies in mission control systems for the refueling tanker the Boeing Co. will build for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced.
The company will provide a flight management system that will reduce both the tanker's noise levels and fuel consumption by allowing for shorter flight paths and idle-thrust descents.
"We are committed to bringing our next-generation technologies to this new tanker platform," Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO of GE Aviation Systems, said in a statement. "The flight management system will enable the aircraft to perform with navigation precision not currently available to the tanker fleet."
To learn more about the KC-46A Tanker, visit www.UnitedStatesTanker.com.
GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE, provides jet engines, components and integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft.
The company will provide a flight management system that will reduce both the tanker's noise levels and fuel consumption by allowing for shorter flight paths and idle-thrust descents.
"We are committed to bringing our next-generation technologies to this new tanker platform," Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO of GE Aviation Systems, said in a statement. "The flight management system will enable the aircraft to perform with navigation precision not currently available to the tanker fleet."
To learn more about the KC-46A Tanker, visit www.UnitedStatesTanker.com.
GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE, provides jet engines, components and integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft.
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