Pratt & Whitney

PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ Engine Training Underway

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In preparation for the PW1100G-JM PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine’s customer delivery, Pratt & Whitney is now offering operators, airframers and MRO partners, classroom instruction and hands-on training with this new engine. Gerald Howell (pictured here), lead technical instructor, PW1100G-JM, conducted the first of these training sessions, providing students valuable experience with the engine’s advanced, … Dowiedz się więcej

Pratt & Whitney’s TF33 Engine Celebrates its 55th Year with a Promise of Many More to Come

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Gary Ransom, customer support engineer, Military Engines, recently looked over drawings of a compressor blade for the TF33 engine. The date of one drawing was April 6, 1959. „I suddenly realized I was exactly one month old when the drawing was produced,” Ransom said. „It certainly points to the fact that this engine has been … Dowiedz się więcej

The Whitcraft Group Announces $234 Million Contract for Components and Assemblies to Pratt & Whitney

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The Whitcraft Group announced last week that it has signed a 10-year $234 million contract to supply parts and assemblies to United Technologies’ (UTC) Pratt & Whitney division for their next generation PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine family. „This is a significant milestone for our company” said Colin Cooper, chief executive officer, Whitcraft. „Companies all … Dowiedz się więcej