Pratt & Whitney completes PurePower PW1000G engine demonstration program

After analyzing more than 2,000 data points from more than 400 hours of testing, Pratt & Whitney confirmed that the PurePower PW1000G demonstration engine met all program objectives including performance, efficiency, acoustics and overall operational characteristics. The PW1000G engine, with Pratt & Whitney’s patented Geared Turbofan technology, targets double-digit reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs. Airbus and Pratt & Whitney engineers have jointly and independently reviewed the A340 flight test results and confirmed that the geared turbofan engine architecture will deliver a double-digit reduction in fuel burn when the initial PW1000G engine models enter service in 2013.