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The Pratt & Whitney PW1000G family, also marketed as the Pratt & Whitney GTF (geared turbofan), is a family of high-bypass geared turbofan engines 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 ...
Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior; Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet; Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp; Pratt & Whitney R-1860 Hornet B; Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp; Pratt & Whitney R-2060 Yellow Jacket; Pratt & Whitney R-2180-A Twin Hornet; Pratt & Whitney R-2180-E Twin Wasp E; Pratt & Whitney R-2270; Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
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 .
Pratt & Whitney now markets its Ecopower pressure-washing service, which uses a high-pressure water spray run through several nozzles to clean grime and contaminants from jet engine parts, most notably turbine blades, to prevent overheating, improve engine operating efficiency and reduce fuel burn. The system collects the runoff from the ...
The engines, designated PW535E1, are rated at 3,478 lbf (15.47 kN)/ [4] Unveiled at the May 2023 EBACE show, the FADEC-controlled PW545D is developed for the Cessna 560XL Ascend variant, to be rated at 4,200 lbf (19 kN) and optimized for improved fuel burn and longer time between overhauls (TBO) up to 6,000 hours. [ 2 ]
Wizz Air Holdings PLC (OTC:WZZZY) has entered a new agreement with Pratt & Whitney, an RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) unit, to address ongoing engine issues with PW1100G-JM geared turbofan engines.
The PW 300 series has been developed in partnership with MTU who are responsible for the low pressure turbine. The first variant, the PW305A, has the following configuration and was designed with a core flexible enough for engines with take-off thrusts from 20 kN to 31 kN (4,500 to 7,000 lb): a single-stage fan driven by a three-stage low pressure turbine, supercharging a four-stage axial ...
The Pratt & Whitney PW4000 is a family of dual-spool, axial-flow, high-bypass turbofan aircraft engines produced by Pratt & Whitney as the successor to the JT9D.It was first run in April 1984, was FAA certified in July 1986, and was introduced in June 1987.