Aviation Engine Test
Korean Air completed the construction of the world’s largest engine test cell (ETC) in Korea.
The company said that Incheon Aviation Tech (IAT), a joint venture between Korean Air and global leading engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, held a ceremony to mark the completion of the ETC, the first stage business of IAT’s engine maintenance center, in Unbuk-dong, Incheon on June 8.
With a 14m width and 14m length, the world’s largest ETC will allow engineers to test engines weighing up to 150,000 lbs.
Of the currently available aviation engines, the highest thrust rating is 115,000 lbs of the Boeing 777. Accordingly, the ETC can now perform tests of the largest-available engines that have been impossible to test in Korea until now and next-generation engines that will be available in the future.
IAT was established in December 2010 by Korean Air and Pratt & Whitney with a 90:10 share. The firm is the nation’s first commercial plane engine maintenance repair organization (MRO) that provides a variety of services in relation to the aviation engine's disassembly, assembly, parts repair, and performance test.