Price Induction
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| Company type | Société anonyme |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Jean and Bernard Etcheparre |
| Headquarters | Anglet, France |
Key people | Bernard Etcheparre, Chairman & CEO |
| Products | Aircraft engines Educational & Research Test benches |
Number of employees | 50 (as of 2012) |
| Subsidiaries | Price Induction Brasil, São José dos Campos, BrasilPrice Induction Inc., Atlanta, GA, USAPrice Induction GmbH, Berlin, Germany |
| Website | www.price-induction.com |
Price Induction is a French company which develops and manufactures the DGEN turbofan engines intended for light airplanes (4/6 seats) known as Personal Light Jets (PLJs). The company is based in Anglet and employs over fifty people. Three subsidiaries have been established in Atlanta, GA, USA,[1] São José dos Campos, Brazil and Berlin, Germany.
History
[edit]The company Price Induction was founded by Jean and Bernard Etcheparre[2] who created and developed the companies Lectra Systèmes et Brigantine Aircraft. In 1996 and 1997 the design of an engine intended for light jets appeared to be a particularly promising subject and analytical studies were started. After three years of preparation which ended with the birth of the DGEN concept, it was decided to launch a development program based on it.
DGEN
[edit]The DGEN program aims at developing a family of high-bypass-ratio two-spool unmixed-flow jet engines (turbofans) - the DGEN 380 and 390 - intended to equip 4- to 6-seat aircraft in a twin-engine configuration with a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) between 1400 and 2150 kg. The DGEN engines are recognized[3] as being the only turbofans designed for the flight envelope of the general aviation (altitude under 25,000 ft, speed under Mach 0,35). The DGEN engines have an architecture typical of the civil aviation's turbofans and integrate innovations such as a geared fan and an "all-electric" concept.[4]
The DGEN engine has been exhibited at the Paris Air Show, the General Aviation's Aero Expo in Friedrichshafen[5] and the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.[6]
WESTT
[edit]Price Induction is the designer and provider of the WESTT family product which was launched in 2010[7] and consists in educational and research tools intended for universities and research institutes. Based on the DGEN technology, the WESTT Solutions equip worldwide universities like the ISAE in Toulouse, France, the Brazilian flight school EWM Aviation Ground School,[8] the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology à Atlanta,[9] the Rzeszów University of Technology in Poland[10] and the Civil Aviation University of China.[11] In April 2012, Price Induction signed a commercial agreement[12] with the Chinese aviation corporation AVIC International Holding Corporation.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Les moteurs basques s'exportent jusqu'aux Etats-Unis, Sud-Ouest, June 2010 (in French)
- ^ Les nouveaux paris de Price Induction, Agglo Côte Basque, August 2011 Archived 2013-01-06 at archive.today (in French)
- ^ Price induction toujours à la recherche d’un avionneur, Aerobuzz, April 2011 Archived 2012-05-24 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ DGEN 380 begins endurance testing, Aviation International News, April 2010
- ^ Première à Friedrichshafen pour Price Induction, Aerobuzz, mars 2010 Archived 2012-05-24 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ For the second consecutive year, Price Induction presents its DGEN turbofan
- ^ Les écoles d'ingénieurs dans le collimateur de Price Induction, Aerobuzz, mai 2010 Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Price Induction Brasil realiza primeira venda de Bancada Digital de Ensaio de Motor Turbofan (in Portuguese)
- ^ The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Acquires the WESTT-CS/BV Turbofan Engine Virtual Test Bench from Price Induction
- ^ Price Induction plus que jamais positionné sur le marché de la formation Archived 2013-08-06 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Price Induction s'implante dans la formation sino-française Archived 2013-07-12 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ "Agreement between Price Induction SA and AVIC international, Evaint, mai 2012". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-17.