Pratt & Whitney's new PurePower geared turbofan engines are designed to be cleaner, quieter, more powerful, and more fuel-efficient than existing jet engines. The engines will power the next ...

Click to open image viewer. Following the September 1967 commitment of corporate funds to develop the engine, the General Electric CF6-6 turbofan was selected in April 1968 to power the McDonnell ...

Jet engines are built to terrifyingly tight tolerances, yet the latest simulations on the world’s first exascale supercomputer suggest their biggest weakness may be measured in micrometers.

Turbofan engines represent a pinnacle of modern aero‐propulsion technology, with aerodynamic performance playing a crucial role in achieving improved fuel efficiency, reduced emissions and enhanced ...

The auto industry is a very dynamic one, in the way that we often get new car models, but also new powerplants meant to power them. By contrast, the aviation industry is a lot more stable, with many ...

An Airbus-owned A340 has embarked a 75 flight hour test programme for the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) engine. The initial test flight for the engine demonstrator launched ...

Pratt & Whitney expects its recovery from the PW1000G geared turbofan recall to continue through the end of this decade, ...

Raquel Rivera, who runs Pratt & Whitney’s assembly plants, wanted to know what was going wrong with production of the company’s new flagship jet engine, and at an emotional meeting in late March at ...

Credit: Russia Ministry of Transport Russia has selected the thrust rating for its new heavy turbofan engine, which will be installed on both future commercial and military platforms. It will have ...