LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS -- General Electric's CT7-8A turboshaft engines will power 28 Sikorsky H-92 Cyclone helicopters ordered last month by the Canadian government.
Selected as part of Canada's US$3-billion Maritime Helicopter Project (MHP), the twin-engine H-92s will perform anti-submarine patrols, surveillance and ship-borne duties, and a wide range of utility roles such as Search and Rescue support, cargo and personnel transport, and disaster relief support. The first aircraft will be delivered in 2008.
"We are very proud to be serving with the Canadian maritime forces," said Ed Birtwell, vice president of Turboshaft Engines at GE. "These are very demanding missions for which the CT7-8 is designed to excel."
The CT7-8A is the newest member of the CT7/T700 engine family. Recently certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and by Transport Canada, the CT7-8A features an advanced, higher-flow compressor designed with new three-dimensional aerodynamic (3-D aero) technology, a modern full authority digital electronic control (FADEC) system, and hot-section and turbine components proven in millions of flight hours on GE's CT7-9 engine. The CT7-8A engines for this program will be assembled, inspected and tested, as well as repaired and overhauled, in Canada.
The CT7/T700 engine family has amassed more than 50 million flight-hours powering 21 different aircraft models in civil and military service throughout the world. To meet current and future requirements, GE continues to enhance the performance, reliability and durability of in-service engines, while developing new, more powerful models.
GE Transportation - Aircraft Engines, a part of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is one of the world's leading manufacturers of jet engines for civil and military aircraft.