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By Daniel Baxter |
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March 7, 2010 - Boeing said it is offering the Pratt & Whitney-powered
NewGen Tanker as its platform for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-X
recapitalization program. Boeing’s proposal calls for the NewGen Tanker
to be powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PW4062 engine.
Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company.
“Pratt & Whitney is honored to partner with Boeing on the NewGen
platform to be offered as
“The PW4000 engine has an exceptional track record of performance and
reliability with numerous commercial customers operating the engine
globally. We are confident it will meet Boeing and the U.S. Air Force’s
performance requirements and expectations.” |
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Pratt & Whitney has delivered more than 2,500 PW4000-94” commercial
engines that collectively have logged more than 100 million flight hours
on commercial aircraft around the world.
The PW4062 is the highest thrust model in Pratt & Whitney’s
PW4000-94” commercial engine family and is offered for both commercial
freighter and military tanker applications. Two PW4062 engines, each
delivering 62,000 pounds of thrust, will power The Boeing Company’s
NewGen Tanker.
The PW4000 family of engines includes models with thrust ratings ranging
from 52,000 pounds to 98,000 pounds.
These engines have an outstanding safety record, high
reliability, excellent performance and low maintenance costs.
The PW4000 family meets all required emissions and noise
regulations, and offers superior fuel economy and maintainability.
The PW4000-94” engine operates commercially on Boeing 747, 767
and MD-11 aircraft and the Airbus A300/310 series.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future
business opportunities. 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, and in the number
of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design, development,
production and support of advanced technologies; as well as
other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those
detailed from time to time in the companies’ Securities and Exchange
Commission filings.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service
of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas
turbines. United
Technologies, based in |
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