Sixth Generation High-technology Engineering Prototype, March 2011
TTE took delivery of its 6th Generation Prototype engine on March 3rd, 2011. Modifications to the DCGT technology for this prototype were accomplished using the latest in CAD (Computer-aided design) tools and focused on all-around tighter tolerances and a new redesign of the flow path, including the combustion chamber and the nozzle leading to the turbine wheels. Also a considerable improvement over the previous generations in terms of material selection, fabrication of this latest prototype was conducted by Jet Manufacturing and Machining, an ISO 9001 certified company located in Sanford, Florida.
Assembly, alignment and pre-test checks were successfully completed at the Gas Turbine Research Laboratory at Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Florida prior to April 4, 2011. Plans to disassemble the engine for final inspection and for the commencement of full scale testing were announced at that time.
Pictured below is the sixth generation prototype at the Gas Turbine Research Laboratory of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Click any image to see a larger version.
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