Wed, Apr 28, 2004
PW615F Makes First Flight
It's flying. Well, at least the engine is.
The Citation Mustang PW615F engine successfully completed its
maiden flight Tuesday. The 1.9 hour flight was flown on a
CitationJet test bed from Cessna's facility in Wichita (KS).
Cessna received the Citation Mustang PW615F engine from Pratt
& Whitney Canada (P&WC) on April 1. The first ground run
test occurred eight days later. Since being delivered to Cessna,
the PW615F engine has undergone approximately three hours of engine
ground run evaluations. Prior to arriving at Cessna, it completed
over 70 hours of testing at P&WC's engine test facilities.
The Cessna test marks the first time a P&WC engine has flown
on an aircraft manufacturer's engine test bed before it was flown
on P&WC's Boeing 720 engine test bed.
"This is the first major milestone for the Mustang program,"
said Citation Mustang Program Manager, Russ Meyer III. "The
first flight went very well, and we're eager to continue the PW615F
engine test bed program to evaluate engine and FADEC operating
characteristics."
The PW615F engine is the first 600 series engine P&WC has
delivered to any manufacturer. It is flat rated at 1,350
pounds of takeoff thrust at sea level to ISA +10�C and
controlled by a dual-channel FADEC (Full Authority Digital
Electronic Control).
P&WC expects full PW615F type certification in the fourth
quarter of 2005.
"Our new PW600 family of general aviation turbofan engines is
designed to provide operators with optimum value and performance
while significantly reducing ownership costs," said John Wright,
Vice President, Business Aviation and Military Engines, P&WC.
"The outstanding results of the PW615F development program to date
indicate that it will deliver on all counts."
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