Popular Science Magazine Picks Pratt & Whitney's PurePower(R) PW1000G Engine
Top Aviation Technology with 'Best of What's New Award'
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney's
PurePower® PW1000G engine has been recognized by Popular Science Magazine with
a 2009 "Best of What's New Award." Popular Science, the world's largest
science and technology magazine with 7.1 million readers, named the PW1000G
engine as one of the top technological advancements in the Aviation & Space
category in 2009. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX)
company.
"For 22 years, Popular Science has honored the innovations that surprise and
amaze us - those that make a positive impact on our world today and challenge
our views of what's possible in the future," said Mark Jannot, editor-in-chief
of Popular Science. "The Best of What's New Award is the magazine's top honor,
and the 100 winners - chosen from among thousands of entrants - represent the
highest level of achievement in their fields."
The PurePower PW1000G engine is an all-new centerline engine that includes
flight proven, next generation technology. The PurePower PW1000G features an
advanced gear system that allows the engine's fan to operate at a slower speed
than the low-pressure compressor and turbine. The combination of the gear
system and all-new advanced core delivers double-digit improvements in fuel
efficiency and environmental emissions and a 50 percent reduction in noise.
"The entire Pratt & Whitney team is thrilled that the Popular Science
selection committee has recognized the PurePower PW1000G engine for its
game-changing technology," said Bob Saia, vice president, Pratt & Whitney Next
Generation Product Family. "The PurePower engine is a truly comprehensive
solution to the economic and environmental challenges facing our industry and
we are excited to deliver double-digit improvements in fuel burn,
environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs to our customers
around the world."
The editors of Popular Science review thousands of products in search of the
top 100 innovations and technologies that represent a significant leap in
their respective industries. Best of What's New winners are included in
Popular Science's December issue, which is the most widely read issue of the
year. Best of What's New awards are presented to 100 new products and
technologies in 11 categories: Automotive, Aviation & Space, Computing,
Engineering, Gadgets, Green Technology, Home Entertainment, Security, Home
Technology, Personal Health and Recreation.
In addition to this Popular Science award, Pratt & Whitney's PurePower engine
family also received the 2009 Aviation Week Laureate Award for outstanding
achievement in Aeronautics and Propulsion and the 2008 Technology Breakthrough
Award from the China Aviation Association and AVIC Science and Technology
department. The engine team also is a finalist for 2009 Flight Global
Innovator of the Year, to be announced Nov. 14, and was recognized by Pratt &
Whitney parent corporation United Technologies with its 2009 Board of
Directors Trophy, which recognizes the qualification of a significant new
product family.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of
aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United
Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing
high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building
industries.
Greg Brostowicz Katy Padgett
Commercial Engines & Global Services Commercial Engines & Global Services
+1-860-565-1655 +1-860-565-3433
gregory.brostowicz@pw.utc.com kathleen.padgett@pw.utc.com
SOURCE Pratt & Whitney
Greg Brostowicz, Commercial Engines & Global Services, +1-860-565-1655,
gregory.brostowicz@pw.utc.com; Katy Padgett, Commercial Engines & Global
Services, +1-860-565-3433, kathleen.padgett@pw.utc.com
