Ken Middleton Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 A friend and fellow photographer works at the P&W training center, and gave my family and I an excellent tour today. They have a large shop with many engines set up as if they were mounted on aircraft, and crews from airlines and military branches come to learn how to work on them. I learned a lot today, especially about commercial jet engines. Onto the pics Mock up of the F119 engine for the F-22 - this was the only mock up they seemed to have - all other engines were real My son Michael in front of the GP7000 engine for the A380 GP7000 JT-8, original engine for Boeing 727s and 737s New design for Mitsubishi and Bombardier regional jets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 us in the 4090 for the Boeing 777 4090 4090 A nice view from their cafe area above the workshop Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 4168 4168 thanks for looking Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Wow, what a great tour ! Reminds me of the times my family got to tour the So Cal McDonnell Douglas plants way back when ... Thanks for sharing the pics, Ken .... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Wow, what a great tour ! Reminds me of the times my family got to tour the So Cal McDonnell Douglas plants way back when ... Thanks for sharing the pics, Ken .... Gregg thanks Gregg! It was very educational and amazing to see the complexities and SIZE of jet engines up close Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tankerguy Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Nice looking "BIG" Pratt photos. From a P&W Canada employee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Very nice photos!!! Likeeee!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Nice looking "BIG" Pratt photos.From a P&W Canada employee thanks tankerguy! Very nice photos!!! Likeeee!!! thanks Mario! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Thanks for the photos Ken.......Now I know technology is beyond what Orville and Wilbur dreamed.....when the engines on todays aircraft are larger than the aircraft they designed...I think you could put some fuselages inside those Pratts...for sure a BD-5 would fit inside one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 Thanks for the photos Ken.......Now I know technology is beyond what Orville and Wilbur dreamed.....when the engines on todays aircraft are larger than the aircraft they designed...I think you could put some fuselages inside those Pratts...for sure a BD-5 would fit inside one. thanks Clif - the advances in engines are simply amazing over the years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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