The Pratt & Whitney PW6000 is a

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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 costs 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

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

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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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Design and development

Applications

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See also

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