Sat, Oct 01, 2005
GP7200 Compliance/Test Engines Now In Toulouse
The Engine Alliance (EA) has reached
a major milestone in the development of its GP7200 engine with
delivery of the first four compliance/flight test engines for the
Airbus A380.
Airbus will install nacelle and airplane system components on
these engines starting in October to support the upcoming
A380/GP7200 flight test program. "Everyone on the Engine Alliance
team is very proud today," said Bruce Hughes, EA president. "This
is a goal we have been working towards since GE and Pratt &
Whitney formed the Engine Alliance in 1996 -- to give airlines the
best performing, most reliable engine for new, super jumbo aircraft
such as the A380. We are particularly pleased because our
compliance engines are right on the Airbus fuel burn
specification."
The GP7200 engine will provide 70,000 pounds of thrust for the
A380 with capability to more than 80,000 pounds. It was developed
by combining the strong features of the existing PW4090 and GE90
engines. The GP7200's technologies will enable the A380 to meet
stringent Stage 4 and QC2 departure noise standards, and the engine
will comply with both today's and anticipated future emissions
requirements.
As the first flight test engines arrived in Toulouse, Federal
Aviation Administration FAR33 engine certification testing
continues at Pratt & Whitney and GE facilities. Earlier this
week the test program passed the 5,000-cycle milestone and is
progressing well toward certification later this year. The GP7200
has a 58 percent market share among customers who have made an
engine selection for their A380s. EA customers include Emirates,
Air France, FedEx, ILFC and Korean Air.
The Engine Alliance is a 50/50 joint venture between GE
Transportation-Aircraft Engines and Pratt & Whitney, a United
Technologies company.
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