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Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F engine to power Eclipse 500 achieves first run milestone

Quebec, Canada - The first flight is scheduled at the end of this year

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) has successfully completed the first run of its new PW610F turbine engine selected by Eclipse Aviation Corporation to power the twin-engine Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet (VLJ). The PW610F engine, the smallest member of P&WC's newest engine family, the PW600, achieved its rated takeoff thrust of 900 pounds after only five hours during the test run, which took place...

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Rome, Italy, 05/10/2004 13:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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