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Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Product Code #F641 A Special Focused Market Segment Analysis by: Aviation Gas Turbine Forecast Analysis 3 The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines: 2010-2019 Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................2 Introduction................................................................................................................................................................2 Trends..........................................................................................................................................................................2 The Competitive Environment...............................................................................................................................3 Market Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................3 Table 1 - The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Unit Production by Headquarters/Company/Program 2010 - 2019 ..................................................5 Table 2 - The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Value Statistics by Headquarters/Company/Program 2010 - 2019.................................................10 Figure 1 - The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Unit Production 2010 - 2019 (Bar Graph) ...............................................................................15 Figure 2 - The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Value of Production 2010 - 2019 (Bar Graph).........................................................................15 Table 3 - The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Unit Production % Market Share by Headquarters/Company 2010 - 2019 ....................................16 Table 4 - The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Value Statistics % Market Share by Headquarters/Company 2010 - 2019.....................................17 Figure 3 - The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Unit Production % Market Share by Headquarters 2010 - 2019 (Pie Chart) ...........................18 Figure 4 - The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Value Statistics % Market Share by Headquarters 2010 - 2019 (Pie Chart)............................18 Conclusion ...............................................................................................................................................................19 * * * ©2010 December 2010 Product Code F641 The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines PROGRAMS The following reports are included in this section: (Note: a single report may cover several programs.) Europrop International TP400-D6 General Electric CT7 (Turboprop) Honeywell TPE331 OMSK Aircraft Engine Bureau Aviation Turboprops Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series Rolls-Royce AE 2100 Rolls-Royce Model 250 (Turboprop) Rolls-Royce T56/501 ©2010 December 2010 Product Code F641 The Market for Aviation Turboprop Engines Introduction This analysis of the turboprop engine market covers the industry trends that affect the competitive environment, factors that will affect engine production worldwide varied market statistics, and individual manufacturers' over the next 10 years. Included in this discussion are engine programs. ©2010 Aviation Gas Turbine Forecast Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series Outlook Unit Production Forecast 2010-2019 P&WC launches new regional turboprop program 300 250 New PW127M powers ATR 600 series 200 150 100 50 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Units 265 243 225 220 232 237 237 251 259 255 Units Orientation Description. Advanced-design, two-spool, Status. In production for several large regional centrifugal-flow, free-turbine turboprop engine transport aircraft and some military variants, as well as generating from 1,500 shp to approximately 5,000 shp for the Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft. (1,118-3,728 kW), with growth potential to 6,000 shp Total Produced. As of September 2010, an estimated (4,474 kW). 8,694 engines in the PW100 series had been built. Sponsor. Development of the PW100 series was Application. Regional airline, utility, and executive privately sponsored by the prime contractor. transport aircraft; special-purpose aircraft. Current or Power Class. 1,800-5,000 shp (1,342-3,728 kW). proposed applications include the following (see also Variants/Upgrades section): Engine Maximum Takeoff Engines per Variant Rating Application Airframe PW115 1,500 shp (1,118 kW)(a) Embraer EMB 120 (production completed) 2 PW118/118A 1,800 shp (1,342 kW) Embraer EMB 120 (production completed) 2 PW119B/C 2,180 shp (1,625 kW) Dornier/Fairchild-Dornier Do 328-110/120/200 (comp.) 2 PW121 2,150 shp (1,603 kW) Bombardier Q100/de Havilland DHC-8-100 (comp.) 2 PW121A 2,200 shp (1,417 kW) Aero International (Regional) ART 42-300/400 (comp.) 2 PW123B 2,500 shp (1,864 kW) Bombardier Q300 2 PW123C/D 2,150 shp (1,603 kW) Bombardier Q200 2 PW123AF 2,380 shp (1,774 kW) Bombardier/Canadair CL-215T, CL-415 2 PW124B 2,400 shp (1,789 kW) Aero International (Regional) ART 72 (prod. comp.) 2 PW127 2,750 shp (2,051 kW) Aero International (Regional) ART 72-100 (prod. comp.) 2 PW127E 2,160 shp (1,610 kW) Aero International (Regional) ART 42-500 2 PW127J 2,750 shp (2,050 kW) Xi'an Y7-200A/MA60 2 PW127F 2,920 shp (2,177 kW) Aero International (Regional) ART 72-500 2 CASA C-295M 2 PW150A 4,580 shp (3,415 kW) Bombardier Q400 2 5,000 shp (3,728 kW)(b) Shaanxi Y-8F600 (in development) 4 (a) For initial aircraft. Engine model has been deleted from Type Certificate. (b) Power output yet to be identified. A 5,000-shp output is projected by Forecast International. ©2010 November 2010 Page 2 Aviation Gas Turbine Forecast Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series Price Range. PW123, $800,000. PW127, $920,000. TPE331-15AW at 1,650 shp (1,230 kW) and the PW150, $1.3 million. All estimates are in 2010 U.S. General Electric CT7 at 1,700-2,000 shp dollars. (1,268-1,491 kW). The PW150A competes with the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 at 4,000-6,000 shp Competition. The PW100 series of aviation (2,983-4,474 kW). turboprops faces competition from the Honeywell Contractors Prime Pratt & Whitney Canada http://www.pwc.ca, 1000 Marie-Victorin Blvd, Longueuil, J4G 1A1 Quebec, Canada, Tel: + 1 (450) 677-9411, Fax: + 1 (450) 647-3620, Prime Subcontractor Aircraft Parts Corp http://www.apcmfg.com, 100 Corporate Dr, Holtsville, NY 11742 United States, Tel: + 1 (631) 289-0077, Email: [email protected] (Starter-Generator) Hamilton Sundstrand http://www.hamiltonsundstrand.com, 4747 Harrison Ave, PO Box 7002, Rockford, IL 61125-7002 United States, Tel: + 1 (815) 226-6000 (Integrated Drive Generator) Honeywell Aerospace Yeovil http://www.honeywell.com/sites/aero/, Bunford Ln, Yeovil, BA20 2YD Somerset, United Kingdom, Tel: + 44 1935 457 181, Fax: + 44 1935 427 600, Email: [email protected] (Main Engine Oil Cooler) Parker Aerospace Gas Turbine http://www.parker.com/ag, 9200 Tyler Blvd, Mentor, OH 44060 United States, Fuel Systems Division Tel: + 1 (440) 954-8100, Fax: + 1 (440) 954-8199 (Fluid Management System) Comprehensive information on Contractors can be found in Forecast International’s “International Contractors” series. For a detailed description, go to www.forecastinternational.com (see Products & Samples/Governments & Industries) or call + 1 (203) 426-0800. Contractors are invited to submit updated information to Editor, International Contractors, Forecast International, 22 Commerce Road, Newtown, CT 06470, USA; [email protected] Technical Data Design Features. P&WC PW100 series engines The PW150 has a single centrifugal HP compressor. have the following design features: Combustor. Single annular, reverse-flow combustor Intake. Integral structural annular intake surrounding designed for high-temperature operation. Composed of output shaft. Intake duct to nacelle located under sheet metal liner and outer liners with 14 piloted gearbox. air-blast atomizing fuel nozzles. PW150 also has a reverse-flow annular combustor. Low-Pressure Compressor. Single-stage LP centrifugal compressor driven by a single axial-flow, High-Pressure Turbine. Single high-pressure low-pressure turbine or gas generator turbine. Impeller axial-flow turbine is composed of 47 directionally is forged/machined titanium. Pressure ratio estimated at solidified cast MAR-M200 blades. HP nozzle vane 4.3:1. segments are investment cast in IN792 Mod 5A material, with the cooling insert for each vane cast in PW150 has a three-stage, axial-flow LP compressor. IN625. HP blade has CPW 362A duplex aluminide High-Pressure Compressor. Single-stage centrifugal coating. Interstage turbine duct is investment cast in compressor driven by the Stage 1 gas generator or IN713. high-pressure turbine. Pressure ratio estimated at 4.3:1, Low-Pressure Turbine. Single uncooled LP turbine with a total compressor mass flow of 15 lb/sec for the drives the LP compressor via concentric shafting, and is PW115. Total pressure ratio for the PW115 is 14.3, composed of investment cast IN100 blades and an while larger versions have a greater pressure ratio of up integrally cast nozzle vane ring of IN792 material to 17:1. All casings are titanium, with the complex (PW124/125A engine has LP stator cooling). Turbine investment cast intercompressor case also composed of inlet temperature (TIT) estimated in the 2,100-2,300°F titanium. November 2010 Aviation Gas Turbine Forecast Page 3 Pratt
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