Pratt & Whitney Canada announced on Friday that its PW127XT-M turboprop engine has received its type certification from Transport Canada. According to the company, the engine will be used to power new ATR regional turboprop builds. Pratt & Whitney reports that the PW127XT-M offers 40 percent extended time on wing, 20 percent lower maintenance costs and a 3 percent improvement in fuel efficiency compared to previous-generation engines.
PWC has done well with advancing turbine engines for cost and reliability, recall what it did for the Cessna Mustang for example.
(Which rescued Eclipse from its poor management when it bloated its design beyond Williams’ ability or willingness to fund more thrust. Another case of very unrealistic weight estimates.)
Of course with much money from taxpayers of Quebec and Canada, whether directly or via dodges like buying land or setting up ‘research’ centres.
Helped by Bell helicopter company moving civilian production to Quebec, but hurt by gummints of Quebec and Canada - and their controlled entities like pension plans and banks - financing Bombardier’s C-Series production expansion which gave Boeing and opening to make a phoney trade complaint.