NP2000’s digital Electronic Propeller Control System enhances crew comfort and safety by reducing vibration and noise inside the cockpit
25 May 2021: Collins aerospace has been awarded a second multi-year contract to supply Northrop Grumman with NP2000 propeller systems for 39 E-2D aircraft. NP2000 offers operators the ability to replace individual blades on-wing for reduced maintenance time and increased aircraft availability. By improving speed holding and blade synchronization, NP2000’s digital Electronic Propeller Control System also enhances crew comfort and safety by reducing vibration and noise inside the cockpit.
With its advanced NP2000 propeller and digital Electronic Propeller Control System, Collins Aerospace continues to provide E-2D Advanced Hawkeye operators with reduced maintenance time and cost, and enhanced crew comfort and safety.
Quinlan Lyte, senior director, Propeller Systems for Collins Aerospace said, “The E-2D plays a critical part in battle management command and control. Through the multiple benefits it provides, our intelligent, innovative NP2000 helps support the E-2D mission by increasing operational efficiency, maximizing performance and boosting readiness.”
NP2000 has been in service with the US Navy and international customers on the Northrop Grumman E-2 and C-2 since 2004, and with the US Navy and US Air Force on Lockheed Martin C-130 variants since 2008. Over that time, the NP2000 has accumulated more than 1 million flight hours.
