Pratt & Whitney Canada has received type certification from Transport Canada for its PW617F1-E jet engine, the company announced on Monday at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The engine has been chosen by Embraer to power its new version of the Phenom 100, the EV, which was announced this summer at EAA AirVenture. The new engine, which generates 1,730 pounds of thrust, is built with half as many parts as a conventional turbofan, the company says, which makes maintenance easier and faster. It also comes equipped with dual-channel full-authority digital engine control (FADEC), which reduces pilot workload. The EV, with the P&WC engines, is making its debut this week at the NBAA expo static display.
P&WC has delivered close to 2,300 PW600 turbofans worldwide, which have accumulated nearly 3 million flight hours. About 700 of the engines have been delivered to Embraer to power their Phenom 100 jet.
