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2008 Annual Report 35
Pratt &Whitney
Operations Review: Pratt & Whitney is a
world leader in the design, manufacture and
service of commercial and military aircraft
engines, industrial gas turbines and space
propulsion systems.
Pratt & Whitney is the only producer of
fifth-generation fighter aircraft engines
for the F-22 and F-35. The F100-PW-229
military engine was selected by the Royal
Moroccan Air Force to power a new fleet
of F-16 aircraft, and the Republic of Korea
Air Force has chosen to return to Pratt &
Whitney to provide power for its new
F-15Ks.
Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1000G
Geared Turbofan demonstrator engine
achieved more than 350 hours and 400
cycles of ground and flight testing this year.
Versions of the PurePower PW1000G engine
are currently under development for the
Mitsubishi Regional Jet and the Bombardier
CSeries aircraft.
A world-class aerospace center will be
established at Montreal-Mirabel Interna-
tional Airport for the final assembly and
test of the PW1524G engine selected for
the Bombardier CSeries aircraft and the
PW810C engine selected by Cessna Aircraft
Company to power its new Citation
Columbus business aircraft.
Pratt & Whitney Power Systems increased
sales by approximately 50 percent in its
industrial gas turbine aftermarket business
and continues to maintain a strong backlog.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is the nation’s
premier supplier of liquid rocket engine
propulsion systems. In 2008, the company
powered four space shuttle missions and
began development of engines that will
propel the next manned missions to the
moon and beyond.
Corporate Responsibility Progress and
Challenges: For the sixth consecutive year,
Pratt & Whitney’s Christchurch Engine
Center received the highest health and
safety rating from the New Zealand Safety
Management Practices Program, making it
one of only 20 companies to continuously
maintain this level for this length of time.
In response to concerns of brain cancer
among some workers at Pratt & Whitney’s
North Haven, Conn., facility, the company
is funding an independent study led by
leading researchers. The results of the
first phase of the study, released in 2008,
showed no clear, consistent relationship
between the Pratt & Whitney workplace
and brain cancer. The comprehensive study
includes three phases and is expected to be
completed in 2010.
Powering all of the U.S. Air Force’s F-15 Eagles and the majority of the world fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons, Pratt & Whitney’s
family of F100 engines has been selected by 23 air forces around the world. With more than 7,000 engines produced and more
than 20 million flight hours, the F100 fighter engine has a remarkable record of safety, maintenance cost and reliability.
The F100 engine has benefited from the continued infusion of new technology since its introduction and continues to meet
the demands of the fighter aircraft mission in a world of ever-changing threats.