Engines
TFE731 makes history with 10,000th delivery
In the ever-fluid world of aerospace, to build and deliver a thousand of any major aircraft system is a milestone worthy of note.

In the ever-fluid world of aerospace, to build and deliver a thousand of any major aircraft system is a milestone worthy of note. It was appropriate, then, that Phoenix-based Honeywell Engines celebrated the delivery of its 10,000th TFE731 turbofan engine on October 30. The engine, a 3,500-lb-thrust TFE731-20AR, was formally accepted for installation on a new Learjet 45 by Jim Ziegler, v-p and general manager of Bombardier Aerospace, in the Valley of the Sun.

A score of Garrett, AiResearch and AlliedSignal retirees from a management team who participated in developing the original TFE731-2 from 1968 through its certification in August 1972 and saw the line through to become an industry staple were on hand to be recognized and receive plaques of appreciation.

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