22nd Jun 2006 15:00
HONEYWELL AND ROLLS-ROYCE JOINT VENTURE CTS800-4 TURBOSHAFT ENGINE TO POWER FUTURE LYNX FOR UNITED KINGDOM ARMED FORCES PHOENIX / INDIANAPOLIS, June 22, 2006 -- The Light Helicopter Turbine EngineCompany (LHTEC), a partnership between Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, todayannounced that the company has won a $140 million USD (‚£75 million) contractfrom AgustaWestland to supply the CTS800-4 turboshaft engine for the BritishArmed Forces' Future Lynx helicopter.The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered 70 Future Lynx tactical transportand maritime helicopters from AgustaWestland to meet the requirements of theBritish Army Air Corps and Royal Navy.Powering the new Future Lynx will be two 1,361 shaft horsepower CTS800-4turboshaft engines, offering a significant power improvement over the currentLynx helicopter engine. The CTS800-4 delivers a significant improvement in thehelicopter's `hot and high' performance and coupled with reduced fuel flows,the engine expands the mission capability for the new helicopter.The Future Lynx Helicopter is expected to enter service in 2014, replacing thecurrent Lynx helicopter fleet. The CTS800 is also currently undergoing flyingtesting with the AgustaWestland A129 attack helicopter."The CTS800 engine provides the Future Lynx with reliable, affordable power,maximising mission effectiveness in the toughest of operating environments,"said Nasos Karras, Vice-President of Honeywell's Helicopters business segmentwithin its Defence and Space strategic business unit and LHTEC board member."The extensive service life designed into the rotating components and its `oncondition' maintenance management will also provide operators withsignificantly reduced direct maintenance and aircraft operating costs.""Honeywell, whose engines power the Chinook, and Rolls-Royce, whose enginespower the Apache, Lynx, Sea King and Merlin, have a successful history ofproviding power for frontline British rotorcraft, and we are proud to continuesupporting the UK armed forces through the CTS800-powered Future Lynx," addedScott Crislip, President of Rolls-Royce Helicopters & Small Gas TurbineEngines, and also LHTEC board member.The LHTEC CTS800-4 turboshaft engine is equipped with a full-authority digitalengine control (FADEC) which reduces pilot workload and facilitates theengine's on-condition maintenance program.The LHTEC CTS800 also powers applications in Japan, the United States andEurope. These include the boundary layer control system of the ShinMaywa US-1AKai amphibian, currently in development by the Japanese Navy; and the prototypeof the Sikorsky X2 Technology high-speed compound rotorcraft, which is due tomake its maiden flight by the end of the year.Growth versions of the T800/CTS800 engine include a 1,680 shp class versionbeing offered for emerging civil and military applications.The Future Lynx Helicopter is based on the CTS800-powered Super Lynx 300, whichis already in operation with the Royal Malaysian Navy, the Royal Thai Navy andthe Royal Air Force of Oman. The type has also been ordered by the SouthAfrican Air Force.Media Contacts:Justine SteeleHead of Communications - Defence AerospaceRolls-Royce PlcTel: +44 117 979 0991Email: [email protected]: www.rolls-royce.comBill ReavisDir., Media RelationsHoneywell AerospaceTel: 1 602-365-2055Email: [email protected]: www.honeywell.comGeorge McLarenSenior Communications ManagerRolls-Royce Corp.Tel: 1 317-230-8260Email: [email protected]: www.rolls-royce.comENDROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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