When Honeywell announced at last year’s NBAA Convention in Orlando its intention to build the HTF10000, a 10,000-pound-thrust turbofan engine for super-midsize to large business jets, its Tech 7000 engine demonstrator was in test with a variety of technologies running. Over the past year, said Ron Rich, Honeywell Engines director of advanced technology, “We have torn that engine down and completed a series of performance, mechanical and accelerated endurance tests. We like what we’ve seen.”
The HTF10000 program is based on an HTF7000 engine with Tech 7000 development program technologies incorporated, Rich said. “We are now way beyond paper on all this stuff. Our 10K technology is flying now. We have started a core engine program for the 10K. Compressor, combustor and high-pressure turbine are in detail design, and we’ve begun to procure long-lead components such as forgings.”
He said the HTF10000 core engine will run late next year. A series of rig tests will be used to evaluate various components in the interim.
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