Pratt & Whitney PW6000

PW6000
Type	Turbofan
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Pratt & Whitney
First run	21 August 2000
Major applications	Airbus A318

The Pratt & Whitney PW6000 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine designed for the Airbus A318 with a design thrust range of 18,000–24,000 lbf (80–107 kN).

Design and development

Pratt & Whitney designed the engine with minimum complexity to significantly reduce maintenance costs and achieve weight and fuel consumption savings. However, tests revealed that the initial five-stage high compressor based design did not meet promised fuel burn performance. As a result, many of the original customers switched their orders to the rival CFM56-5. To address the problem, Pratt & Whitney re-certified an updated design utilizing a six-stage high compressor designed by MTU Aero Engines in order to achieve promised performance. The German company manufactured the high-pressure compressor and the low-pressure turbine. The HP compressor is driven by a single-stage turbine. On the LP spool a three-stage turbine drives a single-stage fan and a four-stage LP compressor.

The engine made its first flight August 21, 2000 on a test aircraft flown from Plattsburgh International Airport (KPBG), successfully completing a 1-hour-20-minute flight.^[1] The engine final assembly line is located at MTU Aero Engines at their location in Hanover, Germany.

LAN Airlines confirmed an order for 15 Airbus A318 aircraft, for a total of 34 engines (30 installed and 4 spares) powered by PW-6000 engines on 15 August 2005. In addition, LAN signed with Pratt and Whitney to power up to 25 option aircraft. If LAN exercises all options it would mean an additional 56 (50 installed and six spare) engines.^{[citation needed][needs update]}

Prior to the LAN order, 84 CFM56-5 powered Airbus A318 aircraft had been ordered, with 28 currently in service as of December 2005^[update].^{[needs update]}

Applications

A PW6000-equipped Airbus A318

• Airbus A318

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

• Type: Two-spool high-bypass turbofan
• Length: 108 in (2.7 m)
• Diameter: 56.5 in (1.44 m)
• Dry weight: 5,046 lb (2,289 kg)

Components

• Compressor: Axial, single stage fan, four stage LP compressor, six stage HP compressor
• Combustors: Annular
• Turbine: Axial, single stage HP turbine, three stage LP turbine

Performance

• Maximum thrust: 22,100–23,800 lbf (98–106 kN)
• Overall pressure ratio: 26.1 - 28.2:1
• Bypass ratio: 4.8 - 5.0:1
• Thrust-to-weight ratio: 4.7

See also

Comparable engines

• CFM International CFM56
• General Electric CF34
• IAE V2500
• PowerJet SaM146
• Progress D-436
• Rolls-Royce BR700

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

1. "PW6000 Makes First Flight - Press Release". United Technologies. 2000-08-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
2. "PW6000 Fact Sheet" (PDF). United Technologies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

• Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160210191426/http://www.pw.utc.com/Content/Press_Kits/pdf/ce_pw6000_pCard.pdf

External links

• Pratt & Whitney PW6000 product page
• Cutaway drawing of a PW6000
• Cutaway drawing of a PW6000
• Exploded view of a PW6000 (Hi-Res picture)^{[dead link‍]}
• Exploded view of a PW6000 (Lo-Res picture)^{[dead link‍]}