GE Aviation finishes testing on first XA100 adaptive cycle engine

GE’s First XA100 Adaptive Cycle Engine c GE Aviatoin

Source: GE Aviation

The US Air Force is interested in re-engining the Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighter with an adaptive engine to increase the aircraft’s 1,200nm (2,222km) range, which is viewed as too short for attacking targets within China. 

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