The SaM146 PowerJet of honor at the Paris Air Show
H. Couturier - Test
Facilities project
leader - SNECMA
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I returned from Paris Air Show which is featured this year, the Sukhoi Superjet 100:
This airliner commuter is almost already a commercial success with
hundreds of copies sold. It is powered by two Snecma SaM146 / PowerJet
much of which certification tests were conducted at Villaroche,
whose operators are very satisfied with the performance, reliability,
ergonomics and general performance of the system obtained by including
your efforts and your perseverance. The measures are very
good even with the electrical and electromagnetic disturbances of the
functioning of the machine under test and all easements. We now have an acquisition system of measures to test extremely powerful, which should logically about a bright future. So thank you to the system Aquilon and Saphire. It is very likely that, in addition, the blades of this engine have been tested at bench equipped with "Sabre". salutations "June 20, 2009