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Friday, September 16, 2011

Pratt PW 1524G Geared Turbofan

The geared turbofan is seen by a lot of people, including NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, as a highly promising approach to improving specific fuel consumption.  Looks like P&W is happy so far with the engine they hope will make Bombardier's C-Series possible.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/09/15/362108/pw-completes-first-pw1524g-flight-test-programme.html

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