Snecma Silvercrest
Silvercrest | |
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The engine on display at Paris Air Show 2013 | |
Type | Turbofan |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Snecma |
First run | September 2012[1] |
Major applications | Cessna Citation Hemisphere Dassault Falcon 5X |
Number built | 7 (as of Summer 2014)[2] |
Program cost | US$ 500-600 million (2008 information)[3] |
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The Snecma Silvercrest is a French turbofan currently under development which will be manufactured by Snecma.
Design and development
Announced at the 2006 NBAA convention,[4][5] the engine was originally designed as an 8,500- to 10,500-pound thrust turbofan[6] to power super mid-size to large cabin business jets or 40 to 60-seat regional jets with a MTOW between 45,000 and 60,000 lb.[7] Lately, thrust range has been quoted to 10,000 to 12,000 pounds.[8]
The two-shaft engine architecture includes a 42.5-inch (1.08 m) fan with solid wide-chord swept blades, followed by 4 boost stages, all driven by a 4-stage low pressure turbine. The HP spool has 4 axial compressor stages and 1 centrifugal stage, driven by a single-stage turbine.[1] An axi-centrifugal compressor is unusual for an engine in this 10,000-to-12,000-pounds-thrust range.[8]
Turbomeca, which like Snecma is a part of the SAFRAN Group, participates in the design of the centrifugal compressor stage.[9]
Early design featured a smaller 40-inch fan, no booster, one more high-pressure compressor stage, one low-pressure turbine stage less and a lower 4.5 bypass ratio.[9][10] At an early stage of the project, the overall pressure ratio was 27:1 with a core pressure ratio of "over 17".[9]
The high pressure spool and combustor have been run in a US$120 million core-demonstrator called SM-X, reaching the take-off speed of 20,300rpm.[5][11] While a full engine demonstrator was due to run towards the end of 2008, the FETT (First Engine To Test) started ground-based testing in September 2012.[1][12] After a 6+ month delay, the in-flight tests started mid-2014 on a Grumman Gulfstream II and should take place in Istres.[13][14]
Engine certification, originally pencilled in for the end of 2010 or early 2011,[9] has been re-scheduled for late in 2016.[15] Availability was planned towards 2012.[16]
Applications
- Silvercrest
- Cessna Citation Hemisphere, first flight 2019, with over 12,000 lbf (53 kN) of thrust.[17]
- Silvercrest SC-2D
- Dassault Falcon 5X ; 11,450 lbf (50.9 kN), both aircraft and official engine selection were simultaneously unveiled at the National Business Aviation Association annual convention in October 21, 2013.[18] Entry into service: 2020[19]
Specifications (2D)
Data from Snecma[20]
General characteristics
- Type: axial and centrifugal flow, twin-shaft, bypass turbofan engine
- Length: approx. 74 inches (1,900 mm)[9]
- Diameter: 42.5 inches (1,080 mm) Fan
- Dry weight: 2,290 lb (1,040 kg)[21]
Components
- Compressor: 4 low-pressure stages, 4 high-pressure blisks + 1 centrifugal stage
- Turbine: 1 high-pressure, 4 low-pressure stages
Performance
- Maximum thrust: 11,450 lbf (50.9 kN)
- Overall pressure ratio: 38.5 [22]
- Bypass ratio: 5.9:1
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 5:1[21]
See also
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
- 1 2 3 Thierry Dubois (2013-10-31). "Snecma puts Silvercrest engine to test". AINonline.com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ "ENGINES SPECIAL REPORT: SNECM". "EVA INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LTD". 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ↑ "Snecma va investir 600 millions de dollars dans le Silvercrest" (in French). L'usine nouvelle. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ↑ "SILVERCREST: a new name in propulsion for business aviation". SAFRAN. 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- 1 2 John Morris (October 17, 2006). "Snecma Launches Its Silvercrest Engine". ShowNews NBAA 2006. Aviation Week. p. 78. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
- ↑ Jeff Apter (2006-11-30). "Snecma develops new bizav engine". AINonline. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
- ↑ "Snecma Announces Silvercrest Core demonstrator First Parts Delivered". SAFRAN. 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- 1 2 "Safran Reveals Revised Silvercrest Test Plan". Aviation Week. November 1, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Thierry Dubois (2007-05-22). "Snecma Silvercrest core engine set for first run". AINonline.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ↑ Thierry Dubois (2007-04-30). "Snecma Silvercrest core to run later this year". AINonline.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ↑ Thierry Dubois (2008-05-20). "Snecma Silvercrest engine completes core tests". Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ↑ Ian Goold (2013-05-20). "Snecma Close To Second Application For Silvercrest". AINonline. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ Dominic Perry (23 May 2013). "EBACE: Snecma eyes maiden Silvercrest sortie in fourth quarter". Flightglobal. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
- ↑ Thierry Dubois (2014-07-15). "Snecma Begins Flight-testing Silvercrest on Modified Gulfstream II". AINonline.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ↑ "Snecma Silvercrest Schedule Slips into 2016". AINonline.com. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "Silvercrest, an innovative new bizjet engine". 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ↑ "Cessna selects engine, avionics and fly-by-wire suppliers for the latest in its large-cabin Citation business jet family" (Press release). Textron Aviation. October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "NBAA : Dassault lance le Falcon 5X" (in French). Air&Cosmos. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- ↑ "Dassault confirms two-year delay for 5X". flightglobal.com. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ "Silvercrest 2D for the Dassault Aviation Falcon 5X". Safran Aircraft Engines.
- 1 2 "Snecma's Silvercrest To Power New Falcon Jet". Aviation International News. October 22, 2013.
- ↑ "New Aircraft Concepts for Improved Environmental and Energetic Efficiency" (PDF). Técnico Lisboa. November 2014.
External links
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- Official website
- Safran’s Move Into Business Aviation is Back on Track With Silvercrest Engine. Aviation International News. November 9, 2016.