Pratt & Whitney Canada advances hybrid-electric propulsion technology

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a company unit of Pratt & Whitney, ideas to progress its hybrid-electric propulsion know-how and flight demonstrator system as part of a $163 million CAD investment decision, supported by the governments of Canada and Quebec.

“We see hybrid-electric propulsion techniques as one of the vital routes to making plane of the potential even far more fuel efficient. We count on that lesser plane, together with regional airliners, will be the to start with to gain from this engineering, creating a distinct opportunity for India to mature these segments in a sustainable manner,” said Ashmita Sethi, president and region head, Pratt & Whitney.

“India has one particular of the newest and most gasoline effective plane fleets in the planet, powered by our GTF, V2500, PT6 and PW100 engine households. So India’s aviation sector is fantastically positioned to direct a sustainable traveling roadmap in the long term.”

The new hybrid-electrical propulsion technologies will travel important advancements in plane efficiency by optimizing performance throughout the various phases of flight, letting the demonstrator to concentrate on a 30 for each cent reduction in fuel burn up and CO2 emissions, in contrast to a present day regional turboprop airliner.

P&WC is doing the job with De Havilland Plane of Canada Ltd (De Havilland Canada) to integrate this hybrid-electrical engineering into a De Havilland Canada Sprint 8-100 flight demonstrator. This demonstrator will involve an innovative electrical motor and controller from Collins Aerospace, also a Raytheon Technologies business enterprise.

“Pratt & Whitney Canada is a leader toward at any time a lot more sustainable plane propulsion systems and be an integral part of Canada’s eco-friendly restoration prepare,” explained Maria Della Posta, president, Pratt & Whitney Canada. “With a prolonged-time determination to sustainability and as Canada’s top rated aerospace investor in analysis & progress, acquiring invested $500 million CAD per year, we are driving financial development, innovation and workforce abilities to reward the ecosystem. Hybrid-electric technological know-how has an essential purpose to enjoy in enabling the up coming stage-adjust in efficiency for aircraft engines, and we are uniquely positioned to display this prospective.”

P&WC will goal ground testing in 2022, leading to flight testing of the Sprint 8-100 demonstrator in 2024.

Acquiring hybrid-electrical propulsion technological know-how is a main factor of Pratt & Whitney’s tactic to make aviation much more sustainable. The enterprise is also dedicated to frequently advancing the effectiveness of gas turbine engines throughout its portfolio, even though supporting the broader use of sustainable aviation fuels, and pursuing alternate fuels.

Pratt & Whitney, a device of Raytheon Technologies is engaged in the style, manufacture and provider of plane and helicopter engines, and auxiliary electric power models.