Engine Alliance GP7200
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Image:A380.emirates.736pix.jpg The Engine Alliance GP7200 is a new turbofan jet engine that will incorporate state-of-the-art advanced technologies of proven wide-body products from the world's No.1 and No.3 aero-engine manufacturers: GE Aircraft Engines and Pratt & Whitney.
Originally intended to power Boeing Commercial Airplanes' still-born 747X, the engine has since been pushed for Airbus' A380-800 superjumbo. The competing Trent 900, from Rolls-Royce was named as the lead engine for the then-named A3XX in 1996 and was initially selected by almost all A380 customers. However the GE/PW engine increased its share of the A380 engine market to the point where it will now power 48% of the super-jumbo fleet. This disparity of sales was resolved in a single transaction, with Emirates' order of 45 GP7200 powered A380-800s, comprising over one third of A380 sales (as of 2005.) Emirates has traditionally been a Rolls-Royce customer.
Ground testing of the engine began in April 2004, and is expected to join the A380 flight test programme in 2006. The maiden flight of the Trent-powered A380 occurred on April 27, 2005. The Federal Aviation Administration certified the engine for commercial operation on January 4, 2006.
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