FLYING START FOR PW6000 TESTS
Pratt&Whitney has acquired a used Boeing 720 to conduct flight tests of its PW6000 engine, which is planned to power the Airbus A318 transport. Schedules call for the 16,000-20,000-lb.-thrust PW6000 to begin ground tests in July, with about 100 hr. of flight tests to follow starting in February 2000...
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