PW500
PW500
MTU has been cooperating with Pratt & Whitney Canada since 1993 on the PW500 engine family for medium-size business jets. MTU has a stake of 25 percent in this program.
Engines of the PW500 family are two-shaft turbofans. MTU’s contribution includes the development and manufacture of the complete low-pressure turbine including the exit casing and the mixer for the PW530 and PW545 models.
Facts
- Single-stage fan with integral blades
- Three-stage high-pressure compressor with two axial stages (blisks) and one radial stage
- Reverse-flow annular combustion chamber
- Single-stage high-pressure turbine with cooled vanes
- Bypass casing over the full engine length
- Mixing of cold and hot gas streams in the mixer
- Booster stage in the low-pressure compressor and three-stage low-pressure turbine (PW545)
- Three-stage low-pressure turbine (PW545)
- Digital engine control (EEC) with hydromechanical backup (PW545)
Development and production
- Low-pressure turbine
- Casing
- Mixer
MTU share
- 25 %
Support
- Repair and overhaul at MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg
Partner
- Pratt & Whitney Canada
Applications
- Cessna Citation Bravo
- Cessna Citation Excel
- Cessna Citation XLS
- Cessna Citation XLS+
- General Atomics Predator C ("Avenger")
Technical Data
Max. thrust (Start) | 4,500 lbf |
Bypass ratio | 4.12:1 |
Pressure ratio | 15.49:1 |
Length | 67 in |
Fan diameter | 27 in |
Weight | 824 lbs |