EBACE 2022: Can You Guess Which Engine Powers Which Aircraft On Static Display?

May 22, 2022
Here we are, finally, at the first EBACE in two years since the pandemic.



Business aircraft have been arriving at the static display site to bask in the glorious Spring sunshine in Geneva, a city surrounded by the peaks and ridges of the Alps and the Jura, and as potential customers jump onboard and walk around the jets, the buzz word may well be sustainability.



There has been some real progress to make aviation cleaner and more efficient, despite regulatory curve balls to navigate, and here in Geneva the business aviation industry has a perfect opportunity to showcase it's jets and highlight its efforts to be more green.



Take this quiz to see if you can guess which engine type matches with which aircraft on display in 2022. Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images

Take this quiz to see if you can guess the engine from the pictures in this gallery?

Can you name this engine type and which business jet it powers?



Hint: the aircraft is still in development.Credit Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images

It is the Dassault Falcon 6X, an extra-widebody twin-engine aircraft. The aircraft is powered by new-generation Pratt & Whitney PW812D engines.

We saw the Falcon 6X mock up at the Dubai Air Show 2021. In March it completed cold-weather testing. The PW812D engine is a a new variant of the PurePower PW800 turbofan engine. Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images

Which aircraft manufacturer has chosen this engine to power this particular business jet? Extra points for identifying the correct aircraft in the family.

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This is the GE Passport engine, designed specifically for the Bombardier Global 7500 business jet.

The Global 7500 has a range of more than 7,700 nm, a top speed of Mach 0.925, and an altitude of to 51,000 ft. It can fly nonstop for up to 16 hr. Credit: Mark Wagner /Aviation-Images

Can you name this engine and aircraft?

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This is the Embraer Praetor 600, which sits in the super-midsize business jet category.

The Praetor 600 is powered by the Honeywell HTF7500E engine. Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images

Well, you'll see this is the Gulfstream G650ER. But do you know which engine it's powered by?

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The G650ER is powered by twin Rolls-Royce BR725A1-12 engines.

Gulfstream unveiled the G650ER at EBACE in 2014 and secured FAA certification in October that year. The ER variant has wing tanks that accommodate an additional 4,000 lb. of Jet A, boosting fuel capacity to 48,200 lb. from 44,200 lb. for the G650. Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images

Can you identify the engines that power this trijet?

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Here is the Dassault Falcon 8X which is powered by three Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307D turbofan engines.

In an article published on Feb. 05, 2021, Bill Carey wrote: "The Falcon 8X has a maximum range of 6,450 nm at long-range cruise speed of Mach 0.80, with eight passengers, three crew and NBAA IFR fuel reserves, Dassault says." Departing at MTOW (73,000 lb.), the 8X needs 6,000 ft. of runway in ISA sea-level conditions. The PW307D turbofan, rated at 6,722 lb. takeoff thrust to ISA +17C, is a growth version of the Falcon 7X’s 6,405-lb.-thrust PW307A engine. The 8X is up to 30% more fuel efficient than other ultra-long-range business jets, Dassault says. Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images

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