First PW1000G engine on target for late summer test

Pratt & Whitney said it has completed more than 100 hr. of testing on its full-scale PurePower PW1000G engine core. "The results of the PurePower core testing further confirm that the first PW1000G engine to test is on target for later this summer for the Bombardier CSeries [set to enter service in 2013], followed by the first engine to test for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet," it said. Senior VP-Engineering Paul Adams said, "We are extremely pleased with the core test results indicating that the overall engine performance is well aligned with expectations"

(ATWOnline News)