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Pratt & Whitney starts tests on a new family of aircraft engines

Longueuil, Canada - They will power the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and the Bombardier CSeries

Pratt & Whitney (United Technologies) has launched testing of a full-scale PurePower engine core, marking a major milestone in the development of the new generation of jet engines. The engine core, which consists of an ultra-efficient high pressure compressor, a low-emissions combustor, and an all new high pressure turbine, was designed jointly by Pratt & Whitney and MTU Aero Engines. The PurePower...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1112921
Rome, Italy, 12/23/2009 14:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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