Thursday, 19 March 2015

AE 3007 powering todays reconnaissance aircraft

Calcutta, 19 March, 2015 – The AE 3007 turbofan core is derived from the AE 1107 engine and is the 8,000 lbf thrust class. Initially developed to create a turbofan member of the AE common core family for the growing regional jet and medium/large business jet markets, further development created a growth version for military aircraft applications.

The AE 3007 turbofan engine is a high bypass, two shaft engine featuring a wide-chord single-stage low pressure( LP) compressor, 14-stage high pressure(HP) compressor followed by effusion-cooled annular combustor, two stage high pressure (HP) turbine and a three stage low pressure(LP) turbine.

A single AE 3007H engine allows the Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global hawk to fly at 65,000 feet providing the fuel efficiency required as well as the electrical power necessary to fly surveillance missions up to 30 hours at altitudes over 11 fly miles high. The system has already proven itself over the skies of Afghanistan and Iraq. Triton a high altitude unmanned aircraft is also providing power to fly surveillance missions up to 24 hours at altitude over 10 miles high.

Two AE 3007A1P engines power the Embraer 145 special version aircraft used for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance missions.




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