Engines
Snecma Close To Second Application For Silvercrest
Snecma believes the new Silvercrest engine will have half of the noise footprint of slightly smaller engines, such as the General Electric CF34-3 and Rolls-Royce AE3007C2.
Snecma believes the new Silvercrest engine will have half of the noise footprint of slightly smaller engines, such as the General Electric CF34-3 and Rolls-Royce AE3007C2.

Snecma appears to be giving itself more time before beginning flight-testing of its first business jet engine: the Silvercrest. But the apparent delay in what had been projected at last year’s EBACE show as a first flight in the first half of 2013 will likely have little bearing on the certification path for the new turbofan’s first applications.