Composite Fan Blades in Jet Engines: A 30-Year Innovation That Still Defines Modern Aviation
Published: March 2026Estimated reading time: 5–6 minutes Some innovations don’t just improve performance—they redefine an entire industry. In 1995, while the world was focused on the launch of new software platforms and the early days of e-commerce, a quieter but more consequential breakthrough took place inside a jet engine. GE Aerospace introduced polymer composite fan […]