Dowty Propellers to supply electronic propeller control system for XAC's MA700 twin-engine regional aircraft

Dowty Propellers signed a letter of intent to develop and supply the propeller electronic controller (PEC) on twin-engine MA700 regional aircraft from Xi’An Aircraft Company (XAC), a subsidiary of China’s AVIC. This agreement, announced at the Farnborough Airshow, follows the earlier selection of Dowty Propellers to provide a six-blade propeller system for the MA700’s two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150C turboprop powerplants. To develop the MA700’s PEC, Dowty Propellers will be collaborating with GE Aviation’s Systems business – a portfolio of companies and operations that includes Dowty Propellers.