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Power for the world MTU_Image_2011_E_1.qxd 20.04.2011 15:12 Uhr Seite 4 From aviation pioneer to partner in the global engine community In the aviation industry, three simple letters MTU Aero Engines designs, develops, manu- stand for top-notch engine technology: MTU factures, markets and supports commercial has been providing propulsion systems to pow- and military aircraft and industrial gas turbines. er aircraft for decades now, keeping military With its products, it has content in all engine and commercial fixed-wing and rotary-wing air- thrust and power categories and on all major craft in the air with its innovative technologies, components and subsystems that go into an products and services. engine. MTU is Germany’s leading, and in fact the country’s only independent engine manu- MTU has a long tradition of success, the com- facturer. Moreover, the company has estab- pany’s roots reaching back to the dawn of lished itself as a major player in the global aviation more than a hundred years ago. Pre- engine industry. decessor companies Rapp Motorenwerke, Daimler and Benz equipped the first powered airplanes. In 1934, BMW Flugmotorenbau GmbH, MTU Aero Engines’ legal predecessor, was founded. 2 MTU_Image_2011_E_1.qxd 20.04.2011 15:12 Uhr Seite 5 Partner for innovative engine With its global network of maintenance shops technologies and its unique repair expertise MTU Mainte- nance has become the world’s leading inde- The key to continued success are the engines pendent provider of commercial engine mainte- to power tomorrow's aircraft which have to nance services. be fuel-thriftier, cleaner and quieter. MTU is pressing ahead with their development in close In the military arena, MTU is Germany’s indus- cooperation with all of the big engine manu- trial lead company for practically all engines facturers and as well as partners from research flown by the German Armed Forces. The most and science. The company is involved in all Within the framework of its cooperation with major technology programs and time and again the German Air Force the company closely provides new impetus with its advanced prod- collaborates with the national customer. The ucts, manufacturing and repair techniques. Its Munich-based engine manufacturer also has innovative power makes it a must-have partner stakes in U.S. military engines. MTU provides and technology leader that actively shapes the its customers worldwide with maintenance future of aviation. Its low-pressure turbines services that are tailored to suit their specific and high-pressure compressors rank among needs and ensures a smooth supply of spare the finest to be found in the marketplace. parts. 3 MTU_Image_2011_E_1.qxd 20.04.2011 15:12 Uhr Seite 6 Commercial propulsion at its best In terms of service life or operating hours optimum performance which appreciably en- advanced aircraft engines are superior to any hances the efficiency of the overall system. other propulsion system. They can reach serv- This innovative technology offers both techni- ice lifetimes of 40 years or more, which trans- cal and economic benefits and has already lates into more than 100,000 flying hours. This found first takers: Bombardier has ordered the is made possible by leading-edge technologies geared turbofan as the exclusive powerplant and regular maintenance. MTU excels in both for its CSeries aircraft, and Mitsubishi has areas: The company manufactures high-tech selected it for its new MRJ regional jet. Irkut components in top-notch quality, maintains and intends to power its MS-21 with the new repairs the engines, and supplies spare parts engine. Airbus, too, has chosen the GTF as throughout their entire life cycles, thus provid- one of the re-engining options for its A320neo. ing customers with optimum support from a This could be the application for which the one-stop source. largest quantity of geared turbofans will be required. The European aircraft manufacturer With this comprehensive range of services, estimates the market at some 4,000 units, MTU has consistently built its position as one taken across the entire life of this aircraft of the global market leaders for commercial type. With the GTF high-pressure compressor engines. Today, the company is a major player MTU and Pratt & Whitney are again setting worldwide both in the OEM business as well new standards: The eight-stage compressor, as in spare parts manufacturing. Its core com- an all-blisk design, features a novel rotor con- petencies include the development and manu- cept which is expected to cut the module’s facture of highly-engineered components, such weight and reduce the assembly and mainte- as compressors and turbines. MTU compo- nance effort. MTU manufactures the forward nents have found homes on engines powering four stages and the U.S. engine company the numerous short-, medium- and long-haul air- remaining four. liners. MTU’s potential goes well beyond engine con- MTU manufactures components, for example, struction. Under its new MTU Aero Solutions for the GP7000 engine developed by General brand, the company markets its products Electric and Pratt & Whitney which delivers and services individually. Its service offerings, the extraordinary power needed to make the which include parts manufacturing, repair tech- A380 mega-transport fly. MTU contributes the niques, surface technologies, engineering and six-stage low-pressure turbine, which excels testing, are targeted at other metal-processing by its exceptionally high efficiency, low weight industries, for example, the automobile indus- and moderate noise radiation, the turbine try. This creates synergy effects that benefit center frame and important parts of the high- both sides. pressure turbine. The company also has con- tent in the GEnx engine for Boeing’s new Dreamliner: As a partner of General Electric, it Commercial engine portfolio is responsible for the development and manu- facture of the turbine center frame. • PW4000 Growth • GP7000 • GEnx Headed for the future • CF6 • PW2000 MTU’s development strategy relies on growth • PW1000G by innovation. In the commercial OEM business • IAE V2500 this strategy is being successfully put into • PW6000 practice in Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan • JT8D-200 (GTF) engine. Unlike in conventional engines, • PW800 the low-pressure turbine and fan of the geared • PW300 turbofan are decoupled by means of a gearbox • PW500 so that they can run at different speeds. The advantage: both components achieve their 4 MTU_Image_2011_E_1.qxd 20.04.2011 15:12 Uhr Seite 7 General Electric’s new GEnx engine will power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the 747-8 Intercontinental and the 747-8 freighter. MTU contributes the turbine center frame. 5 MTU_Image_2011_E_1.qxd 20.04.2011 15:12 Uhr Seite 8 The Eurofighter/Typhoon owes its extraordinary agility not least to its two EJ200 engines. 6 MTU_Image_2011_E_1.qxd 20.04.2011 15:12 Uhr Seite 9 High-thrust military propulsion Military aircraft are heavy-duty machines— On the MTR390 for the European Tiger attack built for extreme stresses and breathtaking helicopter, MTU’s stake focuses on the tech- maneuvers. Accordingly, the requirements im- nically sophisticated core engine with com- posed on engines and engine maintenance are bustor and gas generator turbine, plus the very stringent. As the industrial lead company intermediate turbine casing. The new version, for practically all engines flown by the German the MTR390 Enhanced, delivers 14 percent Armed Forces, MTU Aero Engines has been sat- more power, which appreciably enhances the isfying these requirements for decades. engine’s already unique power-to-weight ratio. MTU develops and manufactures highly ad- By taking a stake in the F414 program, MTU vanced engine modules, maintains the engines has gained a foothold in the U.S. military mar- and provides customer training. Its service ket. As a risk- and revenue-sharing partner, offerings also include permanent product the company provides the high-pressure com- tracking, generation and maintenance of tech- pressor spool as well as the high- and low- nical documents, spare parts demand fore- pressure turbine shroud segments and other casts and support of operations in the field. parts for this General Electric engine. The F414 For the purpose, MTU transitions proven con- powers the F/A-18 Super Hornet combat air- cepts originating from the commercial engine craft. It is an uprated version derived from the environment into military programs. The results F404, in which MTU has also taken a stake in are attractive maintenance packages and a the meantime. Another milestone for the com- smoothly functioning fleet and spare parts pany is its participation in the GE38 for the management system. CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter where MTU for the first time ever assumes component devel- With cooperation in the field of maintenance, opment responsibility under a U.S. military MTU and the German Air Force are blazing project. new trails. MTU employees and military staff are jointly taking care of the engines—at MTU. MTU has acquired a stake in Middle East Pro- The cooperative effort optimally leverages pulsion Company (MEPC) in Saudi Arabia and resources and saves time and money. The provides support in the maintenance of engine German Air Force remains closely involved in modules for the Tornados in service with the the overall process, securing itself valuable Royal Saudi Air Force. The willingness to take engine know-how. up activities directly at the customer’s and to build up in-country capabilities guarantees successful and mutually beneficial coopera- Power for Europe tion. At the European level, MTU has stakes in the most important military engine programs. To Military engine portfolio the Eurofighter’s EJ200 engine, one of the most advanced propulsion systems in its class, MTU • F117 contributes the low- and high-pressure com- • F110 pressors as well as the electronic control unit. • F414 The company also assembles and acceptance • EJ200 tests all engines destined for the German • F404 Armed Forces.