Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower engines have successfully powered the Mitsubishi Regional Jet in its first flight in Nagoya, Japan. Mitsubishi was the first airframer to select the PurePower Geared Turbofan engine.
With more than 23,000 hours of testing and perfecting, including 40,000 cycles, the PurePower engine continues to prove its capabilities in the skies. Now, Pratt & Whitney has three PurePower engines powering the next-generation of aircraft.
The PurePower Geared Turbofan engine family has about 7,000 orders, including options, with more than 70 customers from more than 30 countries.
“The Pratt & Whitney propulsion technology used on this world-class aircraft has made today possible,” said Hiromichi Morimoto, president, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation. “The Mitsubishi team, in close coordination with the Pratt & Whitney team, has made the MRJ’s first flight a great success.”
In January, Pratt & Whitney inked a risk and revenue-sharing agreement for its PurePower Geared Turbofan engines with Japanese heavy equipment maker Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Under the deal, which aerospace contractors use to spread out their financial risk, Kawasaki will provide hardware modules for the engines.
