MTU BETS ON GEARED TURBOFANS

Digitisation and interconnection help to increase the pace of innovation, according to Reiner Winkler, Chairman of the Board of MTU Aero Engines. This engine manufacturer is concentrating on improving performance even further in its core areas of high pressure compressors and low pressure turbines. For the next 20 years, the geared turbofan that has been developed jointly with Pratt & Whitney, will remain the dominant power plant. Winkler reports that the initial software problems with the PW1100G for the Airbus A320neo have now been resolved and the delay in introducing these engines has been reduced by means of a physical fix and software support the production of the Eurofighter powered by the EJ200, which is manufactured by the Eurojet consortium, can be safeguarded after 2020.