PurePower Geared Turbofan Certification Test Program Progressing 'Rapidly'

PurePower Geared Turbofan Certification Test Program Progressing 'Rapidly': Icing Tests Next On The Agenda For New Powerplant Icing testing has begun on Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1524G engine that will power the Bombardier CSeries aircraft family. The company anticipates completing engine certification by the end of 2012. To date the PW1524G engine test program has run more than 1,200 hours of full engine testing - including more than 200 flight hours on its 747 flight test airplane.