The Pratt & Whitney PW6000 is a

high-bypass turbofan The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft engine, aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a portmanteau of "turbine" and "fan": the ''turbo'' portion refers to a gas turbine engine which ac ...

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designed for the

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with a design thrust range of .

Design and development

Pratt & Whitney designed the engine with minimum complexity to significantly reduce maintenance cost and achieve weight and fuel consumption savings. However, tests revealed that the initial five-stage high

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based design did not meet promised fuel burn performance. As a result, many of the original customers switched their orders to the rival

CFM56-5 The CFM International CFM56 (U.S. military designation F108) series is a Franco-American family of high-bypass turbofan aircraft engines made by CFM International (CFMI), with a thrust range of . CFMI is a 50–50 joint-owned company of Safra ...

. To address the problem, Pratt & Whitney re-certified an updated design utilizing a six-stage high compressor designed by

MTU Aero Engines MTU Aero Engines AG is a German aircraft engine manufacturer. MTU develops, manufactures and provides service support for military and civil aircraft engines. MTU Aero Engines was formerly known as MTU München. History While the Munich-based en ...

in order to achieve promised performance. The German company manufactured the high-pressure compressor and the low-pressure turbine. The HP compressor is driven by a single-stage turbine. On the LP spool a three-stage turbine drives a single-stage fan and a four-stage LP compressor. The engine made its first flight August 21, 2000 on a test aircraft flown from

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(KPBG), successfully completing a 1-hour-20-minute flight. The engine final assembly line is located at

at their location in

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, Germany.

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confirmed an order for 15 Airbus A318 aircraft, for a total of 34 engines (30 installed and 4 spares) powered by PW-6000 engines on 15 August 2005. In addition, LAN signed with Pratt and Whitney to power up to 25 option aircraft. If LAN exercises all options it would mean an additional 56 (50 installed and six spare) engines. Prior to the LAN order, 84 CFM56-5 powered Airbus A318 aircraft had been ordered, with 28 currently in service as of December 2005.

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References

* * https://web.archive.org/web/20160210191426/http://www.pw.utc.com/Content/Press_Kits/pdf/ce_pw6000_pCard.pdf

External links

Pratt & Whitney PW6000 product page

Cutaway drawing of a PW6000

Cutaway drawing of a PW6000

Exploded view of a PW6000 (Hi-Res picture)

Exploded view of a PW6000 (Lo-Res picture)
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PW6000 The Pratt & Whitney PW6000 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine designed for the Airbus A318 with a design thrust range of . Design and development Pratt & Whitney designed the engine with minimum complexity to significantly reduce maintenance ...

2000s turbofan engines

Design and development

Applications

Specifications

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