United Technologies 2011 Annual Report Download - page 25

232011 ANNUAL REPORT
Two Boeing aircraft —the 787 Dreamliner
and 747-8 airliner — entered service in
2011 equipped with key systems provided
by Hamilton Sundstrand. The company
was instrumental in the design and testing
of the Dreamliner and provided nine of
its major systems.
Hamilton Sundstrand has been
selected to supply systems on the
Bombardier Global 7000 and Global
8000 business jets. It also is providing
the lighting and electrical systems for
Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft. During the
year, Bombardier recognized Hamilton
Sundstrand with its annual In-Service
STAR (Supplier Top Achievement
Recognition) award for its support of
Bombardier’s Q400 aircraft program.
The company continues to grow its
presence in the China market. During the
year, construction began on a facility in
Xi’an to manufacture the electric power
generation and distribution system for
the C919 aircraft being developed by the
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China
Ltd. The facility is part of a joint-venture
arrangement with AVIC Electromechanical
Systems Co. Ltd. Hamilton Sundstrand
also will provide the C919’s emergency
power system, pilot controls, and fire and
overheat protection system. Additionally,
the company is partnering with AVIC on
ventures to develop components for
auxiliary power units and vapor cycle
machines for commercial aircraft for
China and international markets.
In July, Hamilton Sundstrand sup-
ported the launch of NASA’s final space
shuttle mission. The company will remain
the lead contractor on NASA’s space suit
and continue to support the International
Space Station, which will be in orbit
through 2020.
Hamilton Sundstrand’s industrial
businesses — Milton Roy, Sullair and
Sundyne —are recognized as global
leaders in critical pump technologies
and compressed air solutions.
During the year, Sikorsky’s revolutionary
X2 Technology demonstrator took its final
flight, proving once again that it could
travel comfortably at approximately twice
the speed of conventional helicopters.
Two prototype light-tactical helicopters
are now under development based on the
X2 Technology demonstrator. Sikorsky has
received a number of prestigious awards
for its breakthrough X2 Technology, includ-
ing the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 2011.
Initial models of the CH-148
CYCLONE helicopter were provided to
Canadian Forces in 2011. The CH-148
incorporates significant technological
innovations to enable a full range of
maritime missions.
The company also delivered the
MH-60S SEAHAWK helicopter to
the Royal Thai Navy, marking the first
international delivery of the aircraft. The
Royal Australian Navy has contracted
with the U.S. government for 24 Sikorsky
MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopters, the most
advanced antisubmarine and antisurface
warfare helicopter currently in operation.
Sikorsky is modernizing and reselling
50-year-old S-61 helicopters, a long-
time mainstay for naval and commercial
operations, and modernizing 30-year-
old BLACK HAWK helicopters for the
U.S. Army.
Sikorsky won a number of signifi-
cant competitions during the year.
The government of Turkey selected
the company for a program involving
109 coproduced derivative BLACK HAWK
helicopters. Some components will be
built and assembled at the company’s
50-percent-owned manufacturing facility
in Turkey. Sweden is the first European
country to procure the Sikorsky UH-60M
BLACK HAWK helicopter, a highly sophis-
ticated aircraft for transport, search and
rescue, and other missions. The company
also signed a multiyear contract to pro-
vide 16 S-92 helicopters to Bond Aviation
Group for oshore crude oil and natural
gas support.
The PurePower PW1500G engine took
to the skies for its first flight in 2011,
launching the flight-test program for
the next-generation Geared Turbofan
engine. It flew its maiden flight on
the company’s 747SP flying test bed
at the new Mirabel Aerospace Centre
in Canada. The PW1500G engine test
program will run a total of eight test
engines with certification scheduled
for 2012 and entry into service in 2013.
Orders have been placed for more
than 2,000 PurePower engines,
including options.
During the year, Pratt & Whitney
celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-
art manufacturing and testing facility in
Canada. The facility will assemble and test
the PurePower PW1500G engine series
for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft and
the advanced PurePower PW800 family
of engines for the next generation of large
business jets.
The F135 engine continues to
demonstrate excellent reliability and
performance while powering nearly
1,000 flights for the F-35 Lightning II.
In 2011, Pratt & Whitney was awarded
more than $4 billion in F135 orders for
all phases of the program. The company
also demonstrated the capability
to double the output of production
F135 engines, bringing total deliveries
to nearly 40.
Pratt & Whitney PW4062 engines
were chosen to power the U.S. Air Force’s
KC-46 tanker, an aerial refueling aircraft.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has
begun testing the J-2X upper-stage
engine, which will power NASA’s next era
of human spaceflight. The J-2X is based
on a proven design that could provide
a safe and reliable solution for NASA’s
future heavy-lift launch vehicles.