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Airbus to Flight Test Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine.
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April 21, 2008
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Airbus and Pratt & Whitney will partner on flight testing the Geared Turbofan engine using an Airbus-owned A340 flying test bed. The flight testing will provide first-hand experience with the performance of the Geared Turbofan engine, which targets double-digit improvements in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs. The Airbus testing will begin in the fourth quarter of this year and will follow Pratt & Whitney's own ground and flight test program. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. .
"We are delighted at the opportunity to partner with Airbus on flight testing ...