Compressor Tests, First Flight
Compressor test results for the 16,000-24,000-lb.-thrust Pratt&Whitney PW6000 engine have buoyed the engine-maker's confidence that the five-stage unit will meet its design efficiencies and performance. Doubts about the PW6000's high-pressure compressor first surfaced about 10 months ago, after it `...
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