PW1100G-JM photo: Pratt Whitney The first Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1100G-JM Geared Turbofan engine for the Airbus A320neo fami...
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The first Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1100G-JM Geared Turbofan engine for the Airbus A320neo family of aircraft successfully completed ground testing at the company's West Palm Beach, Florida, test facility.
The engine completed over 120 hours of testing, validating overall engine operation and fuel efficiency. The engine will next undergo flight testing on the company's experimental 747 airplane at the Mirabel Aerospace Centre in Quebec, Canada.
Two additional engines are under testing as part of the company's eight engine test program. A fourth engine is in its final assembly stage and will initiate testing next month. The engine has now clocked more than 4,500 hours of testing.
The PW1100G-JM engine, rated up to 33,000 pounds of thrust, is the first engine model to be certified and enter service on the A320neo.
Pratt & Whitney has been selected by 13 customers totaling more than 1,400 PW1100G-JM firm orders. Entry into service will begin in late 2015.
The PurePower PW1000G series engines uses an advanced gear system allowing the engine's fan to operate at a different speed than the low-pressure compressor and turbine. The combination of the gear system and an all-new advanced core deliver double-digit improvements in fuel efficiency, environmental emissions and noise.
