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The Catalyst™ turboprop engine completes first flight

September 30, 2021
  • The first original turboprop design entering the business & general aviation market in more than 50 years
  • Wholly designed and made in Europe, where the supply chain resides
  • Incorporates additive and the latest digital technology to deliver a more efficient step change in performance

BERLIN, Germany – The Catalyst™ engine, the first new, clean-sheet turboprop engine to enter the business and general aviation market in more than 50 years, entirely designed and manufactured in Europe, completed

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Aerospace

This New Tech Makes A Prop Plane Feel Like You’re Piloting A Private Jet

May 26, 2016
Every experienced pilot will agree that flying a small turboprop plane can be a handful, literally. “There’s a bit more stress involved in operating a turboprop, which can make it tough to calmly enjoy the views on takeoff,” says pilot Brad Mottier. “If I were to fly a turboprop today, like the ubiquitous King Airs, I’d have to worry about a whole bunch of factors, like temperature, speed and torque, that I’d be managing with multiple operational levers.
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Czeching In: GE Will Make Its New Advanced Turboprop Engines In Europe

Tomas Kellner
January 20, 2016
When GE Aviation bought the storied but small Czech turboprop builder Walter Aircraft Engines in 2008, the American company hadn’t developed a propeller engine in decades. Companies like Pratt & Whitney Canada dominated the market, while GE focused chiefly on making powerful jet engines for passenger planes and military jets.
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Czech This Out: Like the Wright Flyer, GE’s Turboprop Business Was Born in a Bike Shop

Tomas Kellner
November 17, 2015
GE unveiled a new advanced turboprop engine yesterday that produces 10 percent more power than its peers and burns 20 percent less fuel. Its design can extend time between overhauls by as much as 30 percent. Textron Aviation, the company behind such aircraft brands as Beechcraft, Cessna and Bell Helicopter, will use the engine to power a new plane that’s currently in development.
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Czech Mates: Once Bound for Siberia, this Airborne Duo Keeps Climbing Higher

July 29, 2015
The Czech plane builder Aircraft Industries has a long history of making small turboprops that can handle extreme conditions: from Siberian frost and Saharan heat to thin Himalayan air in places like Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, which many pilots consider the most dangerous landing strip in the world.
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