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U.S. regulators are requiring immediate inspections and possible repairs to Pratt & Whitney engines on some Airbus passenger jets because of a manufacturing problem that could cause parts to wear ...
The Pratt & Whitney PW1000G family, also marketed as the Pratt & Whitney GTF (geared turbofan), is a family of high-bypass geared turbofan produced by Pratt & Whitney. Following years of development and testing on various demonstrators, the program officially launched in 2008 with the PW1200G destined for the Mitsubishi SpaceJet (a project that ...
The Pratt & Whitney TF30 (company designation JTF10A [1]) ... EF-111A and F-111E used the TF30-P-3 turbofan. [6] The F-111 had problems with inlet compatibility, and ...
The Pratt & Whitney F100 (company designation JTF22 [1]) is a low bypass afterburning turbofan engine. It was designed and manufactured by Pratt & Whitney to power the U.S. Air Force's "FX" initiative in 1965, which became the F-15 Eagle .
Boeing 737 delivery delays and Airbus A320 engine problems leave key fleets short of aircraft. ... the problem is that some of its planes are powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF (geared turbofan) engines.
The failed engine was a Pratt & Whitney (P&W) model PW4077 turbofan. [ 12 ] The crew secured the failed engine, and the aircraft returned to Denver using the remaining working engine, landing without further incident 24 minutes after takeoff at 13:28 local time .
The Pratt & Whitney JT9D engine was the first high bypass ratio jet engine to power a wide-body airliner. [2] Its initial application was the Boeing 747-100 , the original "Jumbo Jet". It was Pratt & Whitney 's first high-bypass-ratio turbofan.
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 is a series of turbofan engines in the 10,000–20,000 lbf (44–89 kN) thrust class, manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada. Intended for the regional jet and business jet market, the gear-less PW800 shares a common core with the larger, geared PW1000G .