Tue, Aug 02, 2011
Powerplant Designed For The Thrush 510G
GE
Aviation has completed all engine certification testing, including
design assurance, development, operability and environmental tests,
for its new H80 turboprop engines. "The H80 engine has performed
extremely well in ground certification testing at GE's Prague
facility in the Czech Republic. GE Aviation has accumulated more
than 800 ground test hours and more than 10,000 cycles on the
development engines," said Paul Theofan, president and managing
executive of GE Aviation's Business & General Aviation
Turboprops. "Flight testing continues on the Thrush 510G aircraft,
and we look forward to entry into service in the coming
months."
The development program consisted of more than 25 full or
partial engine builds, with testing that included low-cycle
fatigue, hot section endurance, operability, component and
endurance testing. The H80 engine will be GE's first engine to be
developed and manufactured outside the US and its first engine to
receive European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification before
the FAA certification.
GE H80 Engine
The H80 engine combines the elegant, robust design of the M601
engine with GE's 3-D aerodynamic design techniques and advanced
materials to create a more powerful, fuel-efficient, durable engine
compared with the M601 engine, with no fuel nozzle inspections and
no hot section inspection. The H80 engine will also feature an
extended service life of 3,600 flight-hours or 6,600 cycles between
overhauls, significantly enhanced hot-day takeoff performance and
high-altitude cruise speeds. The H80 will provide the option of a
single- or dual-acting governor, allowing customers the flexibility
in propeller selection.
Beyond the Thrush 510G application, the H80 engine will also
power Aircraft Industries' L410-UVP-E20, a twin-engine commuter
aircraft, and Technoavia's newly designed Rysachok aircraft, a
twin-engine, 10-seat general aviation aircraft.
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