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 ...IR TRANSPORT
ENGINE DEVELOPMENT PAUL LEWIS / HARTFORD
MHI considers stake in GP7200
Manufacturer could be strategic partner as Airbus plans version of A380 tailored for Japanese market
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
is in discussions with Pratt &
Whitney about taking a ...
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 ...IR TRANSPORT
PROPULSION GUY NORRIS / LOS ANGELES
Engine Alliance hastens
GP7200 test timetable
Revised schedule gives more scope to make changes ahead of 2005 approval for A380
The General Electric-Pratt &
Whitney Engine Alliance has
brought forward the planned first
...
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 ...r
for the ultra-large aircraft.
Lufthansa is set to decide before
the end of the month on the pow-
erplant for its planned fleet of 15
A380s - an order second in size
A380 FIRM ORDERS BY ENGINE
GP7200
Air France
Emirates
FedEx Express
* To be announced
Trent 900
Qantas
Singapore Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
To be decided
ILFC
Lufthansa
Qatar Airways
GRAND TOTAL
TOTAL 42
10
22
10...
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 ...as well as a 650-seat stretch, the -900, and a 465-
seat shrink, the -700.
Two engine options are offered in the 70,000-
78,000lb-thrust bracket-the General Electric Pratt
& Whitney Engine Alliance GP7200 and R-R Trent
900 - with the latter being the lead certification
engine. The R-R version will be delivered to SIA in
March 2006. Emirates will receive the first GP7200-
powered A380 in Octob...
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 ... the General Electric/Pratt
& Whitney joint venture and
Emirates, first revealed by Flight
International (5-11 February).
Emirates has signed a $1.5 bil
lion memorandum of understand
ing for 88 GP7200S plus 10 spare
engines to power the 22 A380s it
has on firm order. The Dubai-based
airline says it will become the first
DEVELOPMENT
India orders
production
start for Light
Combat Aircr...
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 ...des software packages to han
dle crew scheduling (Flitelog), and
e-logbook, a tool for maintenance
crews to record and monitor faults
and maintenance issues.
ENGINE DEVELOPMENT
Alliance reveals GP7200 schedule
The General Electric/Pratt &
Whitney Engine Alliance has
unveiled more details of the devel
opment schedule for the GP72O0
engine for the Airbus A380-800.
The plan is set to culm...
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 ...ork agreement with Airbus
to take up to a 2% risk-sharing
stake in the A3XX. The French
company hopes to win aerostruc-
tures and engine nacelle systems
work on the aircraft. J
Alliance outlines GP7200 plan
THE GENERAL Electric/ Pratt & Whitney Engine
Alliance joint venture has outlined
a development schedule for the
proposed GP7200 powerplant.
Engine Alliance and Rolls-
Royce have begun...
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 ...380
The PW980 is the
world's largest
auxiliary power unit
ever built
Tests of a 42%-scale GP7200 fan on
Pratt & Whitney Canada's (P&WC)
advanced technology fan integrator verified
a predicted performance benefit of around
1 % from the swept fan over a conventional
design. Testing of a...
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 ... bids in
the narrowbody category.
Boeing hopes to snatch the Indian Airlines deal from Airbus
PROPULSION
A380 powerplants set for full runs
The General Electric/Pratt & Whit
ney Engine Alliance GP7200 and
the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 have both
completed initial rig tests as the
Airbus A380 powerplants progress
towards their first full test runs.
MTU Aero Engines has com
pleted the first p...
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 ...er,
the R-R-powered A380 firm-order
tally numbers 49 aircraft.
Emirates threw open the contest
to power the follow-on batch to
include the competing Trent 900,
although it earlier selected the
GP7200 for its initial batch of 22
A380s. Despite being the incum
bent, the Engine Alliance is
believed to have never considered
the Emirates contest a "slam
dunk", particularly since R-R was
ex...
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 ...al airport
has already met opposition, with
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium
fighting the plan as operating
from a regional airport would
increase costs.
POWERPLANTS GUY NORRIS / LOS ANGELES
First GP7200 assembly
paves way for testing
Alliance to get four engines - set to power the A380 - built and validated in nine months
The General Electric/Pratt &
Whitney Engine Alliance plans to
kick ...
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 ...tch, the -900, and a 465-seat shrink, the
-700. The four-engined A380 is available with a
choice of powerplants in the 70,000-78,000lb-thrust
bracket, with the GE-P&W Engine Alliance offering
the GP7200 and R-R the Trent 900. The latter is the
lead certification engine, and will power the A380 on
its first flight in early 2005. The first flight target
slipped earlier this year from the orig...
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 ...mmodation (3-class)
Design range with pax/load
Design range with maximum load
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A380-800
727
79.6
24.07
6.55
560,000
-
386.000
277,000
361,000
83,000
4 x 70,000lb GE-PW
Engine Alliance GP7200
or R-R Trent 900
310,000
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0.85
0.89
340
43,000
2,050
2,900
822
555
14,200km/555
-
A380-800 Freighter
4 x 76,50(
72.7
79.6
24.07
6.55
590,000
600,000
427,000
252.200
402,0...
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 ...on become quickly dated.
The four-engined A380 is available with a choice
of powerplants in the 70,000-78,000lb- thrust
bracket, with R-R offering the Trent 900 and the GE-
P&W Engine Alliance the GP7200.
The Trent 900 is the lead certification engine and
has been selected by Qantas, SIA, Virgin and leas
ing company ILFC. Air France and FedEx have
chosen the GP7200. The Trent-powered A380 i...
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 ...3-29 November 2004 www.flightinternational.com £2.40 / USAS5.75
INTERNATIONAL
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GP7200 and 77 other commercial
powerplant programmes updated
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A380
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Gulfstream G450
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 ...of
hydraulic and fuel systems and
wiring. It will then be painted and
shipped to Toulouse in April.
Meanwhile, preparations are
under way at A380 engine makers
Rolls-Royce and General Electric-
GP7200 assembly is under way
Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance.
Five R-R Trent 900s are under test,
with noise and crosswind trials
being carried out at Hucknall in the
UK. Delivery of engines to p...
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 ...e four-engined A3XX will be offered with
a choice of powerplants in the 70,000-75,0001b-
thrust bracket, and the consortium has an MoU
with R-R and the GE-P&W Engine Alliance
for the Trent 900 and GP7200 respectively.
Meanwhile, P&WC has been selected
to supply its new PW9XX APU for the
A3XX after overcoming stiff competition
from Honeywell.
Production: Five sites competed for the A3 XX
f...
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 ...or the A3 XX and 747X.
R-R and the Alliance are also
engaged in a fight to secure a place
on whichever airframe SIA opts
for. The Pratt & Whitney and
General Electric consortium is
offering the GP7200 fortheA3XX
and the smaller GP7100 for the
747X in competition against R-R's
Trent 900 and 600, respectively.
TheTrent900/600 and GP7000
families are competing to be the
lead engines certi...
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 ...I), the
French carrier's maintenance,
repair and overhaul arm, is gearing
up to become a major maintenance
provider for the Airbus A380. Air
France's recent launch order for the
Engine Alliance GP7200 is
expected to see AFI become an
overhaul centre for the US engine.
"We are preparing a new hangar
for the A380 and are going to seek
the maximum of clients for the air
craft - we will po...
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 ...0s, but
the airline has said it wants to have
a competition for the new aircraft.
R-R and the General Electric/Pratt
& Whitney joint venture Alliance
are offering their respective Trent
900 and GP7200 engines for the
A380, while the 777 will be a three-
way fight between the Trent 800,
GE90 and PW4000.
R-R is hoping the airline will
combine the 777 and A380 engine
decisions, to give it ...
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