P&W defends engine against rival ridicule

1998-02-26T00:00:00

Pratt & Whitney chief Karl Krapek yesterday defended his company's new geared turbofan product against rival accusations that it is based on old technology. Giving details of the newly-launched PW8000, an engine for narrowbody markets in the next century, Krapek says: "I take exception to comments about this being based ...

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