Volvo Aero in Partnership with Pratt & Whitney for Aircraft Engines of the Future.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Volvo Aero has formed a partnership with the US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney to demonstrate new technology for the aircraft engine of the future, "Geared Turbofan Technology." It does not involve any agreement regarding a new engine program, but the new cooperation is still an important step toward a new engine undertaking for Volvo Aero. Pratt & Whitney's coming geared turbofan engines involve a new technology leap for commercial aircraft engines. The intention is that it will be used in the next generation of medium-class (single-aisle) aircraft, which will replace today's Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. It is projected that the new engines will provide for 12% less fuel burn and that the noise level will be 30 decibels lower than the so-called Stage 3 requirements. The first ground tests are scheduled for the second half of 2007 and thereafter the engines will be test flown. Volvo Aero recently ordered forged and cast goods for the turbine exhaust case and low pressure turbine case that will be part of the new demonstrator dem·on·stra·tor n. 1. One that demonstrates, such as a participant in a public display of opinion. 2. An article or product used in a demonstration. demonstrator Noun 1. . Pratt & Whitney will be cooperating with Volvo Aero, German MTU (1) (Maximum Transmission Unit, Maximum Transfer Unit) The largest frame size that can be transmitted over the network. For example, an Ethernet MTU is 1,500 bytes. Messages longer than the MTU must be divided into smaller frames. and Italian Avio in the development work. "It is highly inspiring for us that Pratt & Whitney has chosen Volvo Aero as a partner in this work," says Olof Persson Olof Persson (born 5 May 1978) is a Swedish footballer, who is currently playing for Aarhus Gymnastik Forening (AGF). He plays in central defence and has considerable aerial power. , President of Volvo Aero. "We view this as a first strategic step toward Volvo Aero positioning itself for the future in this important market segment to develop and manufacture one of the engines that will dominate the market for many years. Volvo Aero in TrollhEnttan, Sweden, brings expertise in turbine exhaust case technology to the geared turbofan development. "We assume that it was our unique technological know-how in turbine exhaust casings Ca´sings n. pl. 1. Dried dung of cattle used as fuel. that resulted in our being assigned this role in the demonstrator phase of Pratt & Whitney's engine with geared turbofan. Our technology efforts in lightweight concepts will later in the product play an important role establishing us as a key partner in this engine," adds Olof Persson. "Our market research had indicated that customers of the next-generation single-aisle aircraft will be equally focused on engine performance and cost of operation," says Steve Heath, former President, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines. "Pratt & Whitney, together with our business partners, MTU, Avio and Volvo Aero, are committed to developing and maturing the geared turbofan technology in advance of the next-generation single-aisle aircraft", Heath adds. Information to the editor: Photos, showing "inspection of TEC for PW2000", are available at http://www.volvo.com/volvoaero/global/en-gb/ newsmedia/image+bank/news+images/ (Please note that, due to its length, you may have to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. the above URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. into your Internet browser See Web browser. .) Pratt & Whitney has more than 17,000 aircraft engines in service with hundreds of airlines around the world. Additionally, Pratt & Whitney is a leading partner in two joint-venture companies to manufacture commercial aircraft engines: the International Aero Engines IAE International Aero Engines AG is a Zürich-registered joint venture manufacturing company formed in 1983. Ownership Current shareholders are:
IAE International Aero Engines IAE Impuesto de Actividades Económicas IAE In Any Event IAE Integrated Acquisition Environment IAE Inflatable Antenna Experiment ) V2500, which operates on the Airbus A320 family of aircraft, and the Engine Alliance (EA) GP7200 engine, FAR 33 certified on the new Airbus A380. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems Noun 1. propulsion system - a system that provides a propelling or driving force system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Connecticut “Hartford” redirects here. For other uses, see Hartford (disambiguation). Hartford is the capital of the State of Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state. , USA, is a diversified company diversified company A company engaged in varied business operations not directly related to one another. A diversified company is less likely to suffer either a collapse or a spectacular gain in earnings compared with a firm concentrating its operations in a providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at http://www.pratt-whitney.com/ Volvo Aero, a subsidiary in the Volvo Group, develops and manufactures components for commercial aircraft engines and rocket engines with high technology content as a partner to the world's leading manufacturers in this segment. Volvo Aero also develops, manufactures and services military engines. In its service operations, the company offers a broad range of products, including distribution of spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. for aircraft engines and aircraft, sale and leasing of aircraft engines and aircraft, and overhaul and repair of aircraft engines. Volvo Aero Services Corp. is the aviation service provider within Volvo Aero. Additional information on the company is available below and on the Internet at www.volvoaero.com Volvo Aero develops and manufactures components for aircraft and rocket engines with a high technology content in cooperation with the world's leading producers. Volvo Aero offers an extensive range of services, including sales of spare parts for aircraft engines and aircraft, sales and leasing of aircraft engines and aircraft, as well as overhaul and repair of aircraft engines. Volvo Aero is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. (http://wpy.observer.se/wpyfs/00/00/00/00/00/08/5A/6F/wkr0001.pdf) This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net |
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