Bending testing machine

engineaeronautical

Customer:Pratt & WhitneyWest Virginia, USAFacility Type:1P Moment Test Rig, Turboprop Production TestingEngine Types:Turboprop engine running at 2000 shp and 2200 rpmDescription:The design, supply, and commissioning of 1P Moment Test Rig to provide accurate and repeatable 1P bending loads, to a maximum of 150,000 lbf-in, and thrust loads to the running turboprop engine during production testing. Reducing test set-up times, the test rig is duel purpose and used for both production pass-off and 1P testing. The Test Rig simulates in-flight bending moments on the propellor shaft, arising from gyroscopic forces during aerobatic maneuvers, and in-flight thrust loads.