HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), a joint venture of
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: UTX),
completed successful installation of a high-fidelity mockup of the
T900 engine. The installation occurred in the left and right engine
bays of a UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopter. Army
officials commended ATEC on the success of the demonstration at
Redstone Test Center, AL.
"The successful installation of this mockup engine into these
two helicopters validates the substantial progress and efforts
ATEC, the aircraft manufacturers, and the Army have completed over
the past decade," said Jerry
Wheeler, vice president, Advanced Turbine Engine Company.
"Developing an engine that produces 50 percent more power, is 20-25
percent more fuel efficient, and fits within the existing bay of
the Black Hawk and Apache is an exciting technical challenge. This
successful, first-time engine installation is a true validation
that ATEC is ready to meet that challenge and that the T900 engine
is the right choice for the Army in providing improved mission
capabilities to our warfighters."
"ATEC demonstrated that the T900 engine can be installed and
removed more quickly than the current engine," said Edwin Maldonado, ATEC Deputy Director for
Product Support and a former UH-60 pilot and mechanic.
The T900 is ATEC's offering for the Army's Improved Turbine
Engine Program (ITEP), which is developing a more powerful and
efficient replacement for the current engine powering these two
platforms.
Since completing the successful testing of two demonstrator
engines in the Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine program in late
2014, ATEC has continued reducing risk for the T900 engine through
numerous component rig tests that build on the already successful
engine demonstrations. These additional tests help ATEC improve
engine performance while providing further validation of the T900
dual-spool engine architecture. Since August
2016, the company has been executing preliminary design of
the T900 engine through the Technology Maturation and Risk
Reduction (TMRR) phase of the ITEP program. This effort will result
in a Preliminary Design Review of the T900 engine with the Army in
March 2018.
"We are focused on providing the warfighter with an innovative,
world class engine that has superior performance, unmatched
reliability, and the lowest-risk approach," said Craig Madden, president, Advanced Turbine Engine
Company.
The ATEC joint venture brings together the world-class
engineering, manufacturing, and production capabilities of two
industry-leading companies perfectly suited for accomplishing the
goals set forth by ITEP.
To learn more about ATEC and the T900 engine, visit ATEC online
at www.dualspoolrules.com or on Twitter , Facebook , or
LinkedIn.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
concerning opportunities for development and potential production
of helicopter engines. Actual results may differ materially from
those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties,
including but not limited to changes in government procurement
priorities and practices, budget plans, and availability of
funding; challenges in the design, development, production,
delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated
benefits of advanced technologies; as well as other risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from
time to time in filings submitted by UTC and by Honeywell to the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The information contained herein does not imply or constitute
Department of Defense and/or Army endorsement.
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