Built to exceed industry standards in performance, fuel efficiency, and availability; the PW800 engine offers superior reliability and mission-readiness rates for this critical national security asset.
17 March 2021: US Air Force has planned tore-engine their entire fleet of B-52 aircraft with PW800 engine. With robust sustainment infrastructure in place, the PW800 is ready to support the B-52 through 2050 and beyond. Built to exceed industry standards in performance, fuel efficiency, and availability; the engine offers superior reliability and mission-readiness rates for this critical national security asset.
Pratt & Whitney has been the USAF’s B-52 propulsion provider since 1952. With over 60 years of experience in integrating propulsion systems on the B-52 airframe and sustaining the B-52’s propulsion system is what sets Prat and Whitney apart from their competitors.
Built to exceed industry standards in performance, fuel efficiency, and availability; the PW800 engine offers superior reliability and mission-readiness rates for this critical national security asset. The modern, proven technology and easy-to-maintain design of the PW800 will ensure the B-52 fleet is mission-ready at all times: whether for training, sitting nuclear alert, or executing combat operations in a wide range of diverse, austere environments. USAF aircrews will know with confidence they can depend on the PW800 engine to execute their mission and bring them home safely.
By selecting the PW800, the USAF will be able to take advantage of the lifecycle cost benefits from significant fuel burn savings, zero scheduled overhauls over the lifespan of the program, and lower cost on-wing maintenance. By utilizing next-generation technology in the core it shares with the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine, this innovative engine will deliver a generational leap in propulsion technology for the B-52.
