Pratt & Whitney PurePower Engine for

Airbus A320neo Soars on Wing: Begins First

Flight Test Program
Pratt & Whitney - June 03, 2013
Pratt & Whitney PurePower Engine for
Airbus A320neo Soars on Wing: Begins First
Flight Test Program
PR Newswire
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June 3, 2013
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-
JM engine successfully completed its first flight May 15, launching the engine family's flight test
program. The PW1100G-JM engine for the Airbus A320neo aircraft flew on Pratt & Whitney's Boeing
747SP flying test bed at the company's Mirabel Aerospace Centre, in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada. Pratt
& Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company (NYSE: UTX).
"This first flight milestone adds to the more than 460 hours of flight testing already logged for the
PurePower engine program," said Bob Saia, vice president, Pratt & Whitney Commercial
Development Programs. "The first flight went smoothly and cleared the way for about 40 flights
planned for this phase of the program. We are very pleased with the overall design maturity of our
PW1100G-JM engine this early in the test program. Our family design strategy is enabling this
program to initiate flight testing and certification testing earlier than our earlier programs."
The successful ground test program led to more than 365 hours of ground performance and
operability testing which cleared the way for this first flight. Three additional PW1100G-JM engines
are conducting rigorous ground testing at Pratt & Whitney. To date, the PurePower engine program
has completed more than 4,800 hours and 13,700 cycles of full engine testing.
Engine certification for the PW1100G-JM engine is planned for third quarter of 2014 with entry into
service planned for the fourth quarter of 2015.
Results continue to validate that the PW1100G-JM is on track to meet all program commitments
including: durability, reduced emissions, drastically lower noise footprint and double digit fuel burn
reduction. The PurePower engine family uses an advanced gear system allowing the engine's fan to
operate at a different speed than the low-pressure compressor and turbine. The combination of the
gear system and an all-new advanced core deliver double-digit improvements in fuel efficiency,
environmental emissions and noise.
A key development resulting from technology improvements and rigorous testing of the PW1100G-
JM engine was optimizing the engine fan's configuration. Airbus and Pratt & Whitney agreed to
simplify the propulsion system by removing the Variable Area Fan Nozzle (VAFN) from the A320neo
nacelle after the fan blade demonstrated better performance across the flight spectrum.
The PurePower engine family also shares advanced aerodynamics, lightweight materials and
advanced turbine materials. The engine's advanced core consists of an ultra-efficient high-pressure
compressor, a low-emissions combustor, and state of the art high-pressure turbine module.
Pratt & Whitney's sister company, UTC Aerospace Systems supplies the Nacelle and Thrust Reverser
systems, which provides improved fuel savings and noise reduction, a complete package of controls
and accessories, Electric Power Generation Systems (EPGS) and the Overheat Detection System.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines,
auxiliary and ground power units and small turbojet propulsion products. United Technologies Corp.,
based in Hartford, Connecticut, is a diversified company providing high technology products and
services to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC, visit the website or
follow the company on Twitter: @UTC.
This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning anticipated business opportunities
that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including with regard to the programs described in this
release. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated or implied in forward looking statements include the effect of economic conditions in the
markets in which we operate, including financial market conditions, and fluctuation in interest rates,
commodity prices and foreign currency exchange rates; levels of end market demand in the
aerospace industry, including levels of demand for the new aircraft described in this release; levels
of air travel; financial difficulties of commercial airlines; the financial condition of suppliers; and
challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies and new
products and services. For information identifying other important economic, political, regulatory,
legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties, see UTC's 10-K, 10-Q and other reports
filed with the SEC.
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Sara Banda Leo Makowski
Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines
+1-860-565-4031 +1-860-565-1655
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