Pictures: GE fits extra large load bank on Boeing 747 test bed for 'massive' electricity from non-bleed GEnx-1B

To handle the massive amounts of electricity generated by the non-bleed adapted General Electric GEnx-1B engine for the Boeing 787, the engine maker has had to devise an extra large load bank modification for its 747 flying testbed, shown here in detail for the first time.

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