Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly and is initiating testing of the first PurePower PW1900G test engine at its facility in East ...
Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly and is initiating testing of the first PurePower PW1900G test engine at its facility in East Hartford, Connecticut.
The PW1900G engine, a derivative of the PW1500G engine, has been specifically designed for installation on the new Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft. Pratt &
This is the fourth of our PurePower Geared Turbofan™ engines to enter into the test program, after the PW1500G for CSeries, PW1100G for Airbus A320neo and PW1200G for Mitsubishi MRJ.
The first PW1900G engine will initially conduct ground performance and operability testing before being installed onto the Pratt & Whitney 747-SP flying test bed located inMirabel, Quebec, Canadafor further testing.
The PurePower engine family has completed more than 19,000 hours and 34,000 cycles of full engine testing, including 5,000 hours of flight time.
Embraer has began assembly of the first E190-E2 jet, which was announced at Paris Air Show
