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Airbus and Pratt & Whitney test PW1000G Technology

Travel News Asia Latest Travel News Podcasts Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Airbus and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have commenced a series of flight tests to evaluate the 'PurePower' PW1000G technology demonstrator engine which features P&W's patented 'Geared Turbofan' (GTF) architecture. The tests are being performed at Airbus' flight test facility using Airbus' own A340 flight test aircraft and will run until the end of the year.

Airbus is working with all major engine manufacturers and will conduct similar tests with them in the coming years. Through such tests, Airbus will obtain data to validate the fuel burn and CO2 emissions that could be achieved with each new engine technology.

The dedicated company-owned A340-600 test aircraft based in Toulouse, which has been extensively used for various technology evaluations, is already equipped with a full set of flight test instrumentation and can easily assess the benefits of new technologies when integrated into the airframe.

The trials on Airbus' A340 test aircraft will focus on the PW1000G's design elements like the fan-drive gear system that incorporates a gearbox capable of absorbing greater power levels than those previously achieved on other engine designs. The trials with Airbus follow P&W's own flight test campaign on a Boeing 747 aircraft. 

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