Silvercrest on Track for 2018

​The 11,000-12,000-lb.-thrust Safran Silvercrest turbofan is on track for spring 2018 certification, says Aymeric Plantier, product marketing director for Safran Aircraft Engines. Early development problems are fading memories, and the engine is well on its way to becoming a mature adult. The oil...
Fred George

Fred is a senior editor and chief pilot with Business & Commercial Aviation and Aviation Week's chief aircraft evaluation pilot. He has flown left seat in virtually every turbine-powered business jet produced in the past three decades.

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