Meanings of gear turbofan in English

The companies added the venture will focus on high-bypass ratio geared turbofan technology.

Pratt & Whitney promises similar performance improvements from its geared turbofan jet engine.

Several regional jet makers also are using the geared turbofan to power their planes.

Testing for future engines based on the geared turbofan model will be less costly, Hess said.

MTU contributes to the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan which powers almost all recent Airbus single-aisle aircraft.

Pratt's geared turbofan engine has secured more than 1,000 orders.

The geared turbofan has a system that allows the engine's fan to operate at a different speed from the low-pressure compressor and turbine.

Pratt's suit contends that Rolls filed its suit in part to attempt to prevent its U.S. rival from selling its geared turbofan engine.

The geared turbofan engine will power some of Airbus' forthcoming A320neo single-aisle aircraft, due to enter service in 2016.

Pratt's geared turbofan engine, which also powers the all-new Bombardier BBDb.TO CSeries jet, has secured more than 1,000 orders.

The agreement is also a boost for the Pratt & Whitney unit of United Technologies Corp, whose geared turbofan engines will power the Mitsubishi jets.

Rolls-Royce will also make a "modest financial investment" in the Pratt geared turbofan that is an option for the Airbus A320 neo narrowbody.

The engine maker also signed a definitive agreement with CIT Group Inc for 60 geared turbofan engines for an order of A320neos announced last year.