Silvercrest Core Engine Test Campaign Begins

Snecma, SAFRAN Group, has begun the test campaign of the Silvercrest core engine demonstrator at its Villaroche test facility in France. The core demonstrator is fully instrumented with temperature, pressure, and vibration sensors. The extensive and comprehensive development and testing program will validate the full range of the core's capability and performance. The core demonstrator paves the way to the design of the new Silvercrest family of engines, bringing advances in performance, reliability, and environmental friendliness over current generation engines.

The Silvercrest engine family, developing 9,500 lb to 12,000 lb of thrust, is intended for super-midsize to large business jets. The typical Silvercrest application will be a large cabin, longrange aircraft. The engine design integrates specific features that will also meet the needs of 40-seat to 60-seat regional jets whenever relevant market conditions allow carriers to replace their existing fleets. safran-na.com