...in: Home › Aircraft › News Article GTF versus open rotor - which is best? ...airframe designs - Pratt & Whitney, with its GTF geared turbofan. "When you look... The first production version of the GTF, dubbed the PW1000G, is due to enter...

...PICTURES: Airbus prepares A340-600 testbed for GTF ground runs By Max Kingsley-Jones...month, 75h flight-test programme with the GTF engine replacing the Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engine in the No 2 position. A340- gtf © Airbus Airbus says it is working...

...Home › Aircraft › News Article P&W GTF testing makes good progress on A340 flying...any of its products - Pratt & Whitney's GTF geared turbofan demonstrator. "This...Airbus's Philippe Abrial, who is the GTF integrated project team leader. He says...

...Aircraft › News Article Pratt's GTF turbofan underscored by ANA launch order...of the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan ( GTF)-powered Mitsubishi Regional Jet...representing the first order for the high bypass GTF, which has also been exclusively selected...

...Aircraft › News Article Pratt & Whitney's GTF geared turbofan runs at full thrust By Graham Warwick Pratt & Whitney's GTF geared turbofan demonstrator engine has...diameter (2.03m) swept fan. The GTF uses a 3:1 reduction gearbox to allow...

...News Article Pratt & Whitney tests GTF geared turbofan with alternative fuel ...Pratt & Whitney has run its Geared Turbofan ( GTF) demonstrator engine on a synthetic fuel...emissions benefits of alternative fuels. The GTF demonstrator was run on the 50:50 blend...

...Article FARNBOROUGH 2008: Finger points to GTF as the way ahead Pratt & Whitney’s theme...to the US company’s geared turbo fan ( GTF) engine, technology that it hopes will... P&W president Steve Finger says the GTF engine has completed 250 hours of ground...

...News Article PICTURE: Boeing hints at GTF 737 re-engining study By Max Kingsley...prepares to flight test Pratt & Whitney's GTF geared turbofan demonstrator with the...out a similar move with the 737. The GTF is undergoing a brief flight trial on...

...News Article P&W signs off successful GTF flight-evaluation effort By Max Kingsley...new airliners that will be powered by its GTF geared turbofan after completing successful...Airbus's A340-600 test aircraft. The GTF demonstrator engine performed well in...

...Aircraft › News Article P&W completes GTF tests on 747SP, readies for A340 trial...is preparing to begin flight testing its GTF geared turbofan demonstrator with Airbus...its Boeing 747SP flying testbed. The GTF demonstrator amassed 43.5h over 12...

...Article P&W to begin testing 'advanced GTF' demonstrator by 2013 By Max Kingsley...Whitney aims to begin testing a demonstrator GTF geared turbofan engine within four years...and Boeing. This proposed "advanced GTF" will deliver up to 10% more efficiency...

...Aircraft › News Article Pratt & Whitney's GTF cleared for flight testing By Victoria... Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan ( GTF) demonstrator engine has been cleared...completing its phase II ground tests. The GTF engine uses a gear system which allows...

...Aircraft › News Article Selection of GTF for C919 would be endorsement: Bombardier...Whitney's PW1000G PurePower geared turbofan ( GTF) engine for its planned C919 narrowbody...I'd be delighted if they selected the GTF because it's an endorsement of what we...

...chances of A340 flight-tests leading to GTF-powered A320 By Max Kingsley-Jones...turbofan later this year could lead to a GTF-powered A320 variant, but says it will...business case for such a development. The GTF demostrator trial will be undertaken...

...Aircraft › News Article P&W’s GTF demonstrator completes more than 400h of...Max Kingsley-Jones Pratt & Whitney's GTF geared turbofan demonstrator programme...detail design of the first production PW1000G GTF engines in mid-2009 to power the Bombardier...

...Article P&W prepares to flight-test GTF on Boeing 747SP By Max Kingsley-Jones The Pratt & Whitney GTF geared turbofan demonstrator engine will...secretly working closely with Airbus on the GTF "for quite some time to look at how...

...News Article Pratt & Whitney signals GTF efficiency-led weight loss By AimÃ...Whitney's early testing of the PW1000G GTF geared turbofan demonstration engine...latest studies of heat rejection on the GTF leads it to expect a reduction of heat...

...News Article Pratt & Whitney readies GTF for second phase of testing By Lori Ranson...the second phase of ground-testing of its GTF geared turbofan in April at its testing...nacelle system have been installed on the GTF demonstrator. Phase two testing is focusing...

...FARNBOROUGH 2008: Lufthansa backing for GTF powerplant Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan ( GTF) engine will power Lufthansa’s new Bombardier...CSeries is powered exclusively by P&W’s GTF engine, which is just about to begin flight...