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FlyChicaga · February 21st, 2003, 11:57

P&WC PW610F To Power Eclipse 500

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW610F turbofan engine will power the redesigned Eclipse 500, the two companies announced yesterday, ending nearly three months of speculation about how Eclipse would get the program moving again after dropping the Williams EJ22 late last year. Eclipse CEO Vern Raburn acknowledged that there have been some order cancellations, but he declined to reveal a number, pending the March 7 deadline for canceling. Eclipse is quoting a direct operating cost of 69 cents a mile (in 2000 dollars) with the new engines. Certification of both the Eclipse 500 and its PW610F engines is slated for the first quarter of 2006, and Eclipse expects to receive the first flight-ready engines late next year. The addition of tip tanks is among the changes that accompany the switch of engines, taking fuel capacity to 1,540 pounds. Rated at 900 pounds of thrust for the Eclipse 500, the FADEC-controlled PW610F will have a 14-inch diameter fan, versus 16 inches for the 1,350-pound-thrust PW615F destined to power the Cessna Mustang.

February 21st, 2003, 11:57	#3
FlyChicaga Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,783	Re: Eclipse Update P&WC PW610F To Power Eclipse 500 Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW610F turbofan engine will power the redesigned Eclipse 500, the two companies announced yesterday, ending nearly three months of speculation about how Eclipse would get the program moving again after dropping the Williams EJ22 late last year. Eclipse CEO Vern Raburn acknowledged that there have been some order cancellations, but he declined to reveal a number, pending the March 7 deadline for canceling. Eclipse is quoting a direct operating cost of 69 cents a mile (in 2000 dollars) with the new engines. Certification of both the Eclipse 500 and its PW610F engines is slated for the first quarter of 2006, and Eclipse expects to receive the first flight-ready engines late next year. The addition of tip tanks is among the changes that accompany the switch of engines, taking fuel capacity to 1,540 pounds. Rated at 900 pounds of thrust for the Eclipse 500, the FADEC-controlled PW610F will have a 14-inch diameter fan, versus 16 inches for the 1,350-pound-thrust PW615F destined to power the Cessna Mustang.