Technology: EUROJET delivers 100th Tranche 2 EJ200 engine

Hallsbergmoos (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - EUROJET Turbo GmbH has delivered the 100th Tranche 2 EJ200 engine to the customer. The engine was assembled by Rolls-Royce, the British partner company in the EUROJET consortium, in Bristol, UK. All EJ200 engines are being assembled at different production sites of the four leading European engine manufacturers Avio (Italy), ITP (Spain), MTU Aero Engines (Germany) and Rolls-Royce (UK).

The production of Tranche 2 EJ200 engines is progressing in line with established plans of the overall Eurofighter Typhoon programme. This second production batch will ensure production continuity until 2012.

EUROJET Turbo GmbH is contracted to produce more than 1,500 EJ200 engines to power a total of 707 Eurofighter Typhoon multi-role combat aircraft.

NOTES TO EDITORS:
EUROJET Turbo GmbH is the leading European military engine consortium responsible for the management of the development, production, maintenance, support and export of the new generation EJ200 engine.

The shareholders of EUROJET Turbo GmbH are Avio (Italy), ITP (Spain), MTU Aero Engines (Germany) and Rolls-Royce (UK). The EJ200 engine combines the leading technologies from each of the four companies. The engine has been designed to fulfill the most demanding requirements (excellent performance, optimum maintainability and low life-cycle costs) for the next generation of multi-role fighter and trainer aircraft.

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Jessica Schulte
Executive PR and Political Affairs
EUROJET Turbo GmbH
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SOURCE: EUROJET Turbo GmbH