Pratt & Whitney has completed assembling its first PurePower PW1100G-JM test engine.
The test program for the Airbus A320neo engine option will comprise eight tests over the next 24 months; test engines will be built at Pratt’s West Palm Beach, Fla., and Middletown, Ct. facilities.
“The PurePower engine is an integral part of the Airbus A320neo family of aircraft,” Airbus SVP A320neo Family, Klaus Roewe said. “We continue to work closely with Pratt & Whitney to integrate the engine with the airframe, and we look forward to reviewing the initial test results from this first engine to test.”
Pratt has firm orders for 1,136 PW1100G-JM engines to power the neo and the engine’s entry into service is scheduled for October 2015. The –JM engine is manufactured under a collaboration between Pratt, Japan Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines (ATW Daily News, Oct. 6, 2011).
“Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan architecture is revolutionizing the single aisle marketplace with game changing benefits – reduced fuel burn, emissions, noise, and operating cost,” Pratt SVP-operations & engineering Paul Adams said. “Our technology readiness execution for this engine family is robust. We’ve proven its benefits with extensive rig, ground, and flight testing.”
The –JM will be the third member of the PurePower PW1000G family to enter testing. The PurePower family has so far exceeded 3,700 hours and 11,000 cycles of full engine testing.
The test program for the Airbus A320neo engine option will comprise eight tests over the next 24 months; test engines will be built at Pratt’s West Palm Beach, Fla., and Middletown, Ct. facilities.
“The PurePower engine is an integral part of the Airbus A320neo family of aircraft,” Airbus SVP A320neo Family, Klaus Roewe said. “We continue to work closely with Pratt & Whitney to integrate the engine with the airframe, and we look forward to reviewing the initial test results from this first engine to test.”
Pratt has firm orders for 1,136 PW1100G-JM engines to power the neo and the engine’s entry into service is scheduled for October 2015. The –JM engine is manufactured under a collaboration between Pratt, Japan Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines (ATW Daily News, Oct. 6, 2011).
“Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan architecture is revolutionizing the single aisle marketplace with game changing benefits – reduced fuel burn, emissions, noise, and operating cost,” Pratt SVP-operations & engineering Paul Adams said. “Our technology readiness execution for this engine family is robust. We’ve proven its benefits with extensive rig, ground, and flight testing.”
The –JM will be the third member of the PurePower PW1000G family to enter testing. The PurePower family has so far exceeded 3,700 hours and 11,000 cycles of full engine testing.
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