First Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1217G engine testing begins

Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney’s first PW1200G family engine — the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) — is well under way. The engine, the first of an eight-engine validation and certification program, has completed nearly 16 hours of testing to date. The PW1217G engine test program will run a total of eight test engines over the next two years with engine certification and aircraft first flight scheduled for 2012. Entry into service is scheduled for 2014. All Nippon Airways and Trans State Holdings have placed firm and option orders for a total of 125 Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation MRJ aircraft.