International Aero Engines (IAE) has asked its partner companies to prepare for increased production of the V2500 engine from next year. IAE plans to increase the rate from 250 powerplants this year to 330 in 2005 to meet increased demand for V2500-powered Airbus A320 family aircraft. The IAE partners are the Japanese Aero Engines Corporation, MTU Aero Engines, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce.
Source: Flight International
The engine-maker says the successful demonstration involved a GE Aerospace CT7 turboshaft engine combined with internally-produced electric machine and power electronics.
GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has embarked on a government-supported project to evaluate using hydrogen as fuel for a PW127XT turboprop.
