Aircraft & Engines

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

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GE Business & General Aviation Turboprops continues to grow

GE Business & General Aviation Turboprops continues its growth, with efforts focused on certifying the H80 engine and expanding its services and support network. The H80 engine completed its first flight on the Thrush 510G aerial applicator in November 2010. Certification testing continues at the Business & General Aviation Turboprops facility near Prague in the

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