Download or read book Breakthrough: The Geared Turbofan from Pratt & Whitney written by Mr Ernest S Arvai and published by AirInsight. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pratt & Whitney was at one time the dominant player in commercial aircraft engines, only to lose market leadership to GE and CFM International over the past two decades. After an extended 20 year period of research and development on a new architecture that proved fruitful, P&W is poised for a market share rebound through the introduction of innovative, game changing technology.