Airbus A340-600 F-WWCA climbing away from Toulouse on its first flight
with the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1000G engine under its wing.
“Demonstrating the geared turbofan technology throughout its entire
operating envelope using the Airbus A340 flight test aircraft will
provide us with valuable installation and operating data to further
evaluate the performance of the new engine architecture,” says Todd
Kallman, president, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines.
Image courtesy Pratt & Whitney
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