Pratt & Whitney announced today that the PW1524G engine for the Bombardier CSeries made its first test flight on the PW flying testbed at Mirabel Airport near Montreal. Â This is another milestone for the GTF, which successfully completed ground testing at PW’s West Palm Beach facility and is now airborne. Â Both the engine and airframe programs are current on schedule for the planned introduction of the CS100 in 2013 and CS300 in 2014.
Video of the first flight can be found here
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