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Pratt & Whitney to Wash Royal Australian Air Force F117 Engines for C-17 Globemaster III Fleet with EcoPower(R) Service

Posted on: Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 12:32 CDT

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AVALON AIR SHOW -- Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, will provide EcoPower engine wash services at Australia's Amberley Air Force Base for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 fleet. The agreement will cover 16 Pratt & Whitney F117 engines on four aircraft. The wash services are provided as part of a C-17 engine overhaul and repair support contract from The Boeing Company.

"We are proud to bring the EcoPower Engine Wash Service to the Royal Australian Air Force to help them operate their C-17 aircraft in a more efficient and environmentally friendly manner," said Joanne Hastings, director, Line Maintenance Services, Pratt & Whitney. "We look forward to offering EcoPower engine wash services for other RAAF aircraft in the near future."

Pratt & Whitney's patented EcoPower engine washes reduce fuel burn, eliminate three pounds of carbon dioxide emissions for every pound of fuel saved, and decrease engine exhaust gas temperature, improving performance and increasing the amount of time an engine can stay on wing. The patented collection system also purifies the waste wash water for reuse.

Pratt & Whitney launched the EcoPower service business in late 2004 and to date has completed more than 5,000 washes for 60 customers in 10 countries.

The EcoPower engine wash service, offered through the Global Service Partners network, uses a closed-loop system with pure, atomized water to wash aircraft engines, thus protecting the environment from potential contaminant runoff. The system is more effective and much faster than traditional engine washing processes. Issued patents and applications cover various aspects of EcoPower engine wash services in several countries relating to features such as water atomization, the closed-loop system, effluent collection process and purification techniques.

The EcoPower engine wash service is part of Pratt & Whitney's comprehensive portfolio of maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities. Pratt & Whitney is a leader in military jet propulsion and produces the F135 propulsion system powering the F-35 Lightning II flight test program. The F135 engine is derived from the mature and proven F119 engine powering the F-22 Raptor. For eight years and more than 11,000 test hours, Pratt & Whitney has been designing, developing and testing the F135 to deliver the most advanced fifth generation fighter engine for the armed forces of the U.S. as well as eight international partner countries.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and commercial building industries.

Katy Padgett Matthew Perra Commercial Engines & Global Services Pratt & Whitney +1-860-565-3433 +1-860-565-8938 kathleen.padgett@pw.utc.com matthew.perra@pw.utc.com

SOURCE Pratt & Whitney

Source: PR Newswire

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