The General Electric/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance GP7200 engine reached 80,000lb thrust (356kN) during tests in early April at P&W's East Hartford test site in Connecticut, exceeding the 76,500lb thrust requirement for initial service entry on the Airbus A380. Further tests will see thrust pushed to its planned certification level of 81,500lb.
Source: Flight International
Shortages of cast metallic parts and other components continue hindering Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ability to produce new engines and to ramp up maintenance work needed to address its recall of PW1000G geared turbofans.
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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