Brings JT8Ds Into Compliance With Stage 4 Requirements

Aviation Fleet Solutions (AFS) tells ANN the company recently completed the sale and installation of its QuietEagle Noise Reduction System on SG Air Leasing Limited's VIP MD-87. The Singapore-based aircraft leasing company selected the QuietEagle Noise Reduction System as the product to bring its VIP MD-87 into compliance with FAA Stage 4 and ICAO Chapter 4 noise requirements.

"We feel very strongly that the QuietEagle is the right solution for the MD-80 fleet of aircraft," said John Walter, SG Air Leasing Limited’s Project Manager for the VIP MD-87. "It is clear to us that P&W fully supports this product which is absolutely critical."

"This is our second installation on a VIP MD-87," said AFS Operations and Customer Support Manager, Bob Babbitt. "The QuietEagle components were designed for ease of installation. Our installation experience confirms this design objective."

"We are very pleased that SG Air Leasing Limited selected our product. In fact, we just received confirmation that they will now incorporate the QuietEagle into a second VIP MD-87. We are quickly becoming the preferred Stage 4 and Chapter 4 solution for the MD-80 aircraft," said Kevin Bartelson, President of AFS.

As ANN reported, QuietEagle includes a 16-lobe internal mixer, a muffler, a tabbed nozzle and an improved front fan case. The new technology hardware replaces the original hardware and is seamlessly integrated into the P&W JT8D-200 engine. The QuietEagle is transparent to the engine maintaining thrust performance and operability levels.

"The inclusion of the new fan case liner is a fringe benefit of the QuietEagle System," said Kim Sullivan, JT8D Program Manager with Pratt & Whitney. "It provides for reduced noise levels and improved blade out containment performance, a characteristic we would like to see incorporated into all our JT8D-200 series engines."

The QuietEagle System is comprised of Pratt & Whitney technology that has been licensed to AFS for the MD-80. It exceeds all the requirements of FAR Part 36 Stage 4 and ICAO Annex 16 Chapter 4 noise standards, which became effective January 1, 2006.

Airlines can purchase the QuietEagle system separately from Aviation Fleet Solutions, or as part of JT8D-200 service contracts through Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners.

The JT8D is one of the most ubiquitous engines in commercial aviation with 8,000 in service and more than 2,100 powering MD-80 aircraft.

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