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THE HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE ? GE AVIATION: NINE DECADES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD When the United States entered World War I in 1917, the U.S. government searched for a company to develop the first airplane engine booster for the fledgling U.S. aviation industry. This booster, or turbosupercharger, installed on a piston engine, used the engines exhaust gases to drive an air compressor to boost power at higher altitude.?General Electric accepted the challenge first, but another team also requested the chance to develop the turbosupercharger. Contracts were awarded in what was the fi