CFM International, a
50/50 JV between GE and
Safran Aircraft Engines
is the main worldwide
engines supplier for
commercial aviation,
with more than 33,000
CFM56 and LEAP engines
delivered since its
creation in 1974.
50/50 JV between GE and
Safran Aircraft Engines
is the main worldwide
engines supplier for
commercial aviation,
with more than 33,000
CFM56 and LEAP engines
delivered since its
creation in 1974.
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Ordinary
Together
Making the LEAP on both sides of the Atlantic
The LEAP engine, which succeeds
to the bestselling CFM56 is
in service since August 2016.
It is the fastest-selling engine
in commercial aviation history.
This technical and commercial
success led to a hitherto unseen ramp
up. In four years, CFM will reach a
LEAP engine output rate that took 30
years to achieve on the CFM56 engine.
From both sides of the Atlantic, both
partners of CFM have fully developed
their industrial capacities to meet
these unprecedented objectives.
to the bestselling CFM56 is
in service since August 2016.
It is the fastest-selling engine
in commercial aviation history.
This technical and commercial
success led to a hitherto unseen ramp
up. In four years, CFM will reach a
LEAP engine output rate that took 30
years to achieve on the CFM56 engine.
From both sides of the Atlantic, both
partners of CFM have fully developed
their industrial capacities to meet
these unprecedented objectives.
LEAP-1A
AIRBUS A320neo
(DUAL SOURCE)
(DUAL SOURCE)
LEAP-1B
BOEING 737 MAX
(SINGLE SOURCE)
(SINGLE SOURCE)
LEAP-1C
COMAC C919
(SOLE WESTERN
POWERPLANT)
(SOLE WESTERN
POWERPLANT)
Conception
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Aircraft compliance
with chapter 14
noise regulation
with chapter 14
noise regulation
-15% reduction
in fuel consumption
and CO2 emissions
versus previous
generation engines
in fuel consumption
and CO2 emissions
versus previous
generation engines
up to 50% margin
on NOx emissions
versus CAEP/6
standards
on NOx emissions
versus CAEP/6
standards
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I manage the digital plant section
and I'm in charge of setting up
new technologies, such
as virtual reality, augmented reality,
the Big data or the machine learning.
and I'm in charge of setting up
new technologies, such
as virtual reality, augmented reality,
the Big data or the machine learning.
Alexandre PEIRONE
Safran Aircraft Engines
Safran Aircraft Engines
I work at Peebles tests Operation,
and I'm the LEAP-1B Production
Program Leader
and I'm the LEAP-1B Production
Program Leader
Wes THOMSON
Engineer
GE
Engineer
GE
Forge | Casting
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100 000
3-D printed
parts annually
3-D printed
parts annually
Presses
Steam hammers
Ring rolling
Steam hammers
Ring rolling
Parts heated
between 900
to 1,100 °C
between 900
to 1,100 °C
A superalloy iron based
with a new shade exclusively
developed for
the LEAP (ML340)
with a new shade exclusively
developed for
the LEAP (ML340)
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Alexandre
The main activity of my work
is to establish relationships
with all the entities
and introduce them
to new technologies.
is to establish relationships
with all the entities
and introduce them
to new technologies.
Wes
We set the engine up,
we do the braking tests,
the acceptance tests
and a bunch of inspections on it
we do the braking tests,
the acceptance tests
and a bunch of inspections on it
Production
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115 CFM industrial sites
+ suppliers
+ suppliers
25 000 parts
for one LEAP engine
for one LEAP engine
1 billion euros
invested by CFM
to develop its
production capacities
invested by CFM
to develop its
production capacities
150,000 square meters
built by CFM to produce
the LEAP
built by CFM to produce
the LEAP
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Alexandre
Before producing something,
we need to think about
the whole part obtaining process
and we'll think about it virtually.
we need to think about
the whole part obtaining process
and we'll think about it virtually.
Wes
The pressure to deliver is very real
and It's our responsibility to make sure
that the flying public is safe
and It's our responsibility to make sure
that the flying public is safe
Tests
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Bird ingestion
the engine must maintain 75%
of its thrust for 20 minutes
following a bird ingestion
the engine must maintain 75%
of its thrust for 20 minutes
following a bird ingestion
Block test
extreme endurance tests to check
the behavior of the engine at triple redline
(maximum fan speed/Maximum core
speed/Maximum temperature)
extreme endurance tests to check
the behavior of the engine at triple redline
(maximum fan speed/Maximum core
speed/Maximum temperature)
Ice ingestion
the engine must be able to
maintain its performance after ingesting
different sized ice particles and ice slabs
the engine must be able to
maintain its performance after ingesting
different sized ice particles and ice slabs
Fan Blade Out
the engine must be able to
contain a fan blade breaking
without generating hazardous effect
the engine must be able to
contain a fan blade breaking
without generating hazardous effect
Triple certification :
LEAP-1A / November 20, 2015
LEAP-1B / May 4, 2016
LEAP-1C / December 21, 2016
LEAP-1A / November 20, 2015
LEAP-1B / May 4, 2016
LEAP-1C / December 21, 2016
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Alexandre
I'm proud of the product
we succeded to make with CFM,
that is to say with GE AVIATION.
I'm impressed by the work that
has been done up to now.
we succeded to make with CFM,
that is to say with GE AVIATION.
I'm impressed by the work that
has been done up to now.
Wes
This is the best engine there is :
their performance,
their technology, their ability...
This will be our bread
and butter for many years
to come.
their performance,
their technology, their ability...
This will be our bread
and butter for many years
to come.
Support and Services
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More than 60
customer support managers
customer support managers
More than 250 global
field Service Engineers
field Service Engineers
3 customer support
and diagnostics centers
and diagnostics centers
4 training centers
on 3 continents
on 3 continents
More than 40 MRO
Provider facilities
around the world
Provider facilities
around the world
Every 2 seconds a CFM powered
aircraft takes off somewhere in the world
CFM engines carry more than 7
million passengers every day
aircraft takes off somewhere in the world
CFM engines carry more than 7
million passengers every day
More than
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million
flight-hours
0
million
flight-hours
More than
0
operators
worldwide
0
operators
worldwide
A rise to over
0
CFM
engines delivered
0
CFM
engines delivered
0
entries
into service on time
on spec
entries
into service on time
on spec
A forecast of
more than
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CFM engines
produced annually by 2020
more than
0
CFM engines
produced annually by 2020
