Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Time Magazine Lauds PurePower's Efficiency, Environmental
Friendliness
Time Magazine has named Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1000G
engine as one of "The 50 Best Inventions of 2011," describing it as
"the most important development in aviation in 2011."
"We are very pleased to accept this recognition from Time
Magazine," said Paul Adams, senior vice president, Operations &
Engineering, Pratt & Whitney. "The PurePower Geared Turbofan
engine is setting a new standard in the industry for efficiency and
environmental friendliness."
The PurePower family of engines is designed to power the next
generation of passenger aircraft. The combination of its gear
system and advanced core allows PurePower engines to claim
double-digit improvements in fuel efficiency and emissions with a
50-percent reduction in noise over today's engines.
"Our PurePower engine is driving tremendous change to the
aviation industry in terms of fuel efficiency, reducing pollution
and noise, and driving down maintenance and operating costs for
airlines," said David Hess, Pratt & Whitney president.
"Airlines are replacing their fleets to capitalize on the many
advantages that this technology provides. There is no better
example of the power of this innovation than that."
The PurePower engine has been selected as exclusive power for
the Bombardier CSeries aircraft and Mitsubishi Regional Jet. It
will also power the first Airbus A320neo aircraft, as well as the
Irkut MC-21 narrow-body jet. To date, more than 1,800 PurePower
engines are on order by customers around the world.
Pratt & Whitney has successfully completed more than 1,100
hours of full engine testing on its PurePower engines for its first
two applications -- the PW1500G engine series for the Bombardier
CSeries aircraft and the PW1200G engine series for the Mitsubishi
Regional Jet. The company says results validate the overall design
of the engine as well as its performance benefits.
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