
Sikorsky [LMT] on Wednesday said it has started ground runs with the new GE Aerospace [GE] T901 engines integrated on a Black Hawk helicopter, ahead of the first test flight later this year. GE Aerospace added that the successful ground runs with its T901 engines, developed under the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), “successfully validated the initial performance of all critical systems — including fuel, electrical, hydraulic, engine and flight control systems and engine bay flow” on the UH-60M Black…