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The A320 engine, the PW1100G, had made its first static engine test run on November 1, 2012, [20] and was first tested on the 747SP on May 15, 2013. [21] The first flight of the Airbus A320neo followed on September 25, 2014. [ 22 ]
The 131-9D initially was designed for the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 series; the 131-9B became standard equipment on Boeing 737NG; the 131-9A on the Airbus A320 family. [4] The 131-9C has entered service aboard the Airbus A220 (formerly Bombardier C-Series). The 131 Series uses a two-stage axial turbine and a single generator which starts the APU. [5]
Airbus sold the A320 well to low-cost startups and offering a choice of engines could make them more attractive to airlines and lessors than the single-sourced 737, but CFM engines are extremely reliable. The six-month head start of the A320neo allowed Airbus to rack up 1,000 orders before Boeing announced the MAX.
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In total, 28 test engines will be used by CFM to achieve engine certification, and 32 others will be used by Airbus, Boeing and COMAC for aircraft certification and test programs. [1] [17] The first engine entering the test program reached and sustained 33,000 lbf (150 kN) of thrust, required to satisfy the highest rating for the Airbus A321neo ...
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On aircraft such as the Airbus A310, Airbus A320 family, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A330, [5] Airbus A330neo, Airbus A340, [6] Boeing 737 Next Generation, 747, 757, 767 and 777, an integrated drive generator (IDG) is used. [7] This unit is simply a CSD and an oil cooled generator inside the same case. [8]
The Airbus A320neo family is an incremental development of the A320 family of narrow-body airliners produced by Airbus.The A320neo family (neo being Greek for "new", as well as an acronym for "new engine option") is based on the enhanced variant of the previous generation A319, A320, and A321, which was then retrospectively renamed the A320ceo family (ceo being an acronym for "current engine ...