Honeywell HTF7000 Marks 500,000 Hours

Honeywell said its fleet of HTF7000 engines has accumulated more than 500,000 hours of in-flight operation. The company reported 499 HTF7000 engines in service, with a dispatch reliability of 99.97 percent.

Last year, Honeywell won major awards to supply its HTF7500E turbofan for the new Embraer Legacy 500 mid-size and Legacy 450 mid-lights jets; and HTF7250G for the new Gulfstream G250.

“While this achievement is rewarding, we continue development of new technologies making derivative HTF7000 engines even better values for future aircraft applications like Gulfstream and Embraer,” said Rob Wilson, president of business aviation with Honeywell Aerospace.

Honeywell is using a Boeing 757-200 testbed fitted with a “Tech7000” developmental version of the engine. The aircraft also serves for developing new APUs, avionics, flight controls and radar technologies.