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Pratt & Whitney’s 747SP flying testbed will evaluate the production-standard GTF Advantage in early 2023.
Credit: Pratt & Whitney
A decade after Pratt & Whitney completed assembly of the first PW1100G geared turbofan for tests on the Airbus A320neo, the company is halfway through certification tests of the first follow-on upgrade derivative targeting lower fuel burn and higher thrust. Dubbed the GTF Advantage (GTFA), the new...
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