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EASA
Trent Action
Industria de Turbo Propulsores,
S.A. (ITP), and Rolls-Royce Plc
have signed an agreement by
which ITP will be responsible
for the supply of Low Pressure
Turbines (LPT) for two new
engines: the Trent XWB-97 for the
Airbus A350-1000 and the Trent
1000-TEN for all versions of the
Boeing 787. This contract will
generate sales for ITP of 4.000
million euros in the next 30 years.
Ignacio Mataix, Chief
Executive Officer of ITP said
" These contracts are a very
important step in the ITP strategic
plan which includes doubling
ITPīs sales in the 2011-2015
period, as well as continuing to
provide Rolls-Royce with Low
Pressure Turbines for engines
powering twin aisle commercial
aircraft. For ITP this confirms a
continuation in the growth path, as
well as continuation of investments
in leading programmes with
high technological content."
In both agreements ITP will
participate as a Risk and Revenue
Sharing Partner for the life of the
programs, hence extending ITPīs
participation to the complete
family of Rolls-Royce engines
for twin aisle commercial aircraft.
Once the new aircraft enter service
ITP estimates to have a 50%
share in the worldwide market
of LPTs for twin aisle aircraft.
ITP will be responsible for
the Design, Manufacture and
Assembly of the Low Pressure
Turbine module for both engines.
The Low Pressure Turbine
Module is one of the main
engine modules in modern large
turbofans. ITP will perform the
complete design of the turbines,
including all phases of the
design, from conceptual design,
to detail design and development
utilizing the latest technology
In order to produce the cleanest
and most efficient turbines.
ITP will manufacture all the
key components of the turbines
in the facilities of the ITP Group
utilizing the latest manufacturing
technologies and will perform
the module assembly in order
to supply a complete assembled
module to Rolls- Royce, ready
to be installed in the engines.
These new programs will
generate additional growth in
ITP and will require investments
in excess of 250 million euro
in Research and Development,
as well as in industrial facilities
to produce the turbines.·
Blackhawk
modifications
delivers second
XP42A Grand
Caravan to Trans
Guyana Airways
Blackhawk Modifications, the
global leader in the design,
development and installation
of performance improvement
systems for single- and twin-
engine turboprop aircraft, has
delivered its second XP42A
Grand Caravan 208B upgrade
to Trans Guyana Airways.
A charter and scheduled
airline based in Ogle, East Coast
Demerara, Guyana, Trans Guyana
Airways ordered its first Grand
Caravan XP42A upgrade in August
2012. The air carrier flies five
Grand Caravans and three other
twin-engine turboprop aircraft.
Blackhawk's XP42A upgrade,
which has achieved certification
from the U.S. FAA and the
European Aviation Safety Agency,
replaces the Grand Caravan's
675-shaft-horsepower (shp) Pratt
& Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
with a new PT6A-42A engine with
a continuous power rating of 850
shp. Combined with a factory-
new, 100-inch-diameter Hartzell
propeller with four wide-chord
blades and other elements, the
XP42A upgrade enables Grand
Caravan operators to double
their aircraft's rate of climb
while using less fuel, achieve a 4
percent increase in takeoff weight
and gain a more than 15 percent
improvement in cruise speed.
Those and other performance
gains allow Grand Caravans
upgraded with the XP42A
modifications to utilize shorter
runways, carry more passengers
and cargo and generate increased
revenue while achieving
improved safety margins.
"The greater performance
offered by our XP42A upgrade
is particularly beneficial for
Grand Caravan operators in
South America, where the
fleet is large and the operating
environments can be demanding,"
said Jim Allmon, Blackhawk
President and CEO. "The
Blackhawk team is pleased to
support Trans Guyana Airways
as it expands the capabilities
of these important aircraft."
Blackhawk displayed its
XP42A upgrades for the Grand
Caravan 208B and Caravan 208A
and its other products and services
for turboprop-powered aircraft
during EAA's Airventure 2013.
In addition to the new engine
and propeller, the XP42A upgrade
includes a new, autoclave-
cured carbon-fiber composite
cowling and high-efficiency inlet
duct produced by Blackhawk
Composites; one four-point
engine mount-ring assembly and
all new engine mount isolators; a
new, 40 percent larger oil cooler,
and a new engine hose kit. It
also includes new Blackhawk
Hawkeye DigiLog engine gauges
and two new exhaust stacks, as
well as a flight manual supplement
with full, flight-test certified
performance, maintenance and
repair manuals and full technical
support for life of the airplane.
The PT6A-42A has a 3,600 hour
time between overhauls with
a qualified trend monitoring
program; that can be increased to
5,000 for qualified operators. ·
Pratt & Whitney
Canada delivers
its 80,000th engine
to Beechcraft
Fifty years after delivering its
very first engine to Beechcraft
Corporation, P&WC has
celebrated with Beechcraft another
historic milestone during EAA
AirVenture (EAA), in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, with the delivery of
its 80,000th engine, a PT6A-60A
set to power the King Air 350i.
P&WC is a United Technologies
Corp. company (NYSE:UTX).
"As we are celebrating the
50th anniversary of this iconic
engine that marked the history of
aviation, we are proud today to
share this important moment with
Beechcraft Corporation, which
was the first customer to select
the PT6 engine. Beechcraft's
aircraft and our engines both
enjoy a great reputation for
durability and reliability," said
John Saabas, President, P&WC.
''Last year, Beechcraft
celebrated the 7,000th delivery of
its popular PT6A-powered King
Air business turboprop, which