Engines
GKN Chosen To Supply Silvercrest Low-pressure Turbine
The Silvercrest SC-2C turbofan that will power Cessna’s Longitude business jet will  have low pressure turbine cases from  GKN Aerospace. (Photo: Mark Wagner)
The Silvercrest SC-2C turbofan that will power Cessna’s Longitude business jet will have low pressure turbine cases from GKN Aerospace. (Photo: Mark Wagner)

UK aerostructures and equipment group GKN Aerospace has been contracted by Snecma to provide low-pressure turbine (LPT) cases for the Silvercrest SC-2C engine for the Cessna Citation Longitude business jet. Under a long-term agreement valued at £10 million ($15.7 million), production of LPT cases by GKN Aerospace-Norway for delivery to Snecma’s Villaroche facility will accelerate as the engine is prepared for the Longitude’s scheduled entry into service in 2017.