Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW308C Turbofan Engine Selected for the Dassault Falcon 2000EX

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. 2000, New Orleans, 9 October 2000 – <%=company%> (P&WC) is pleased to announce that the PW308C turbofan engine has been selected for the Dassault Falcon 2000EX business aircraft. The PW308C is a growth derivative of the PW300 turbofan engine family, which has been in service since 1992.

P&WC has been selected by Dassault Aviation to supply the complete propulsion system for the Dassault Falcon 2000EX, including the PW308C engine and nacelle system.

A development program is already well advanced to produce the PW308C engine, which is being designed specifically to meet the market demands of the next generation, long-range super mid-size corporate aircraft. P&WC has selected Nordam as a supplier for the nacelle, EBU and thrust reverser.

Rated at 7,000 lbs maximum takeoff thrust to ISA+23° C, uninstalled, the PW308C turbofan engine provides a best-in-class combination of cruise thrust, fuel consumption and power-to-weight ratio. Based on the two-spool configuration of earlier PW300 family members, the PW308C provides 40 % higher thermodynamic thrust than the PW305 series, largely achieved through an increase in fan diameter and an upflowed/upscaled compressor.

The PW308C development tests will include an IMIT to permit a

7,000-hour TBO/3,500-hour HSI at entry to service. The first engine run of a PW308 was successfully completed on June 24, 1998 and first flight of a PW308 on the Pratt & Whitney Canada flight test aircraft occurred in December 1998.

To date, the PW300 engine family has accumulated over 1,050,000 hours in service with more than 120 operators worldwide. The high-time engine, a PW305B, has logged over 6,090 hours.

The PW308C turbofan engine, like all P&WC engines, is backed by the company's total customer support program. P&WC's worldwide services, developed over the years to support

the company's fleet of over 50,000 turbine engines, include: an extensive network of field support representatives; factory-based technical support; a 24-hour help line for spares and logistics; dedicated customer training centres; and both factory-owned and authorized independent service facilities.