Thursday, August 28, 2008

AE 3007

IOC: 1996
Total Production: 2,000

Unitary Cost: USD$1.4 million

Also Known As: AE 3007C, AE 3007 A1, AE 3007 A1E, AE 3007 A3, AE 3007 C1, AE 3007H

Origin:United Kingdom

Contractor/s: Rolls-Royce

Description: The AE3007 engine is derived from AE1107 turbofan. It was developed to provide a turbofan for regional and business jet. Embraer's ERJ 145 family of aircraft and Legacy business jets are powered by two AE 3007 turbofan engines. Cessna Citation X midsize business jet is powered by two AE 3007 C1 engines.

The AE3007H engine a derivative from baseline AE3007 turbofan powers United States Air Force's Global Hawk unmanned long-endurance surveillance aircraft.

On August 30, 2006, Embraer announced the sale of 50 ERJ 145 and 50 EMB 190 jetliners to Chinese carrier HNA Group. The total valued of the deal was $2.7 billion. The first 50-seat ERJ 145 jets to be produced by the Joint venture Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry (HEAI) were slated for delivery beginning in September 2007. HEAI is based at the city of Harbin in the Heilongjiang province. These aircraft were powered by Rolls Royce AE 3007 engines under a contract worth $500 million including a long-term TotalCare agreement. HNA Group was expected to take over its first single-class 106-seat Embraer 190 in December 2007. The EMB 190 jet were produced at Sao Jose dos Campos plant in Brazil.

Specifications
Engine/s Performance: Thrust 7,580 lb (3,438 kg)

Related Equipment
Derived from: AE 1107C

Applications
Citation X, Embraer Legacy 600, ERJ 145, ERJ 145 AEW&C, RQ-4A Global Hawk, RQ-4B Global Hawk News
Rolls-Royce AE Engine Family Hits 25 Million Hours Milestone

Rolls-Royce and Embraer Celebrate the 2,000th AE3007 Engine Delivery

Operators

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China

United States of America

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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