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GP7000
IOC: July 2008
Total Production: 396
Total Program's Cost: USD$5.0 billion
GP7277
Production: 96
Unitary Cost: USD$15.0 million
Also Known As
GP7200
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Engine Alliance
Applications
Airbus A380F
Family Members
GP7268
GP7270
Derived from:
GE90-94B
PW4062
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Description:
The GP7000 engine family is being developed by a joint venture 50/50 between General Electric Aircraft Engines and Pratt & Whitney to power the Airbus A380 commercial aircraft family. These high-performance, high-reliable, state-of-the-art engines are targeted on a new generation of high-capacity, long-range commercial aircraft.
GP7200 engine is derived from General Electric's GE90 and Pratt & Whitney's PW4000 engine families. They take GE90's core and PW4000's low spool heritage to achieve the requirements for new generation high-capacity, long-range aircraft while delivering lower environmental impact and lower ownership costs.
The GP7200 engines have already been selected along with RR Trent 900 engines to power Airbus A380 high-capacity commercial aircraft. The 76,500-lb class GP7277 engine will power the 590-ton class Airbus A380-800F freighter.
More than 300 GP7200 engines (60% of engines orders) have already been selected to power 67 passenger aircraft ordered by Emirates (199 engines worth $3 billion to power 45 A380s), Air France, FedEx and International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC).
The GP7200 engine completed its first flight mounted at the inboard location on the left wing of GE's Boeing 747 testbed during a three hours flight at Victorville, California, on December 3, 2004. The engine performed as expected and highly valuable raw propulsion system data on the nacelle and accessories was gathered during the test. The initial series of seven flights will last until the end of December. The second round of flight-testing will occur in the Spring of 2005.
In mid-November 2005 General Electric announced that GP7200 engine surpassed all required certification tests by US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). GP7200 engine was awarded FAA airworthiness certification on December 29, 2005.
On 11 January 2005, Georgia-based (USA) UPS company agreed to purchase 10 Airbus A380 freighters with options for an additional 10. UPS would see the first aircraft delivery in 2009 and will continue through 2012. the engine to power these aircraft was not disclosed following the order announcement. The final contract between Airbus and UPS was signed in December 2005. In July 2006, UPS selected GP7200 engine to power its freighter fleet.
Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 3.0 m, Length 4.8 m
Engine/s Performance: Thrust 76,500 lb (34,700 kg)
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Notes
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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