Pratt & Whitney Canada PW500
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW500 active business-aviation turbofan family spanning three series and eight models in the 2,900–4,500 lbf class. Pratt & Whitney identifies PW545D as the latest derivative and current support fleet; MTU Aero Engines records a 25 percent development and manufacturing share in the family since 1993. Exact PW535/PW545 series variants and aircraft installations remain separate identities.
Identity
- Aliases
- PW500Pratt & Whitney PW500P&WC PW500
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW500
- Status
- active
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Max Thrust Kn
- 20.02
- Spool Count
- 2
- Description
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW500 active business-aviation turbofan family spanning three series and eight models in the 2,900–4,500 lbf class. Pratt & Whitney identifies PW545D as the latest derivative and current support fleet; MTU Aero Engines records a 25 percent development and manufacturing share in the family since 1993. Exact PW535/PW545 series variants and aircraft installations remain separate identities.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 11, 2026 at 00:48:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 23:30:34 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-10
- Note
- Manufacturer defines the PW500 turbofan family as three series and eight models for light-to-mid-size business jets.
- Publisher
- Pratt & Whitney
- Title
- PW500 Engine
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-10
- Note
- Manufacturer identifies PW545D as the latest derivative in the PW500 family and reports current service fleet support, supporting active family lifecycle.
- Publisher
- Pratt & Whitney
- Title
- Transport Canada type certification for PW545D
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-15
- Note
- MTU records a 25 percent program share in development and manufacture of PW500 since 1993 and a 3,000–4,500 lbf thrust category.
- Publisher
- MTU Aero Engines
- Title
- PW500
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-15
- Note
- Pratt & Whitney identifies PW500 as the current turbofan family for light-to-mid-size business jets in the 2,900–4,500 lbf class with global customer support.
- Publisher
- Pratt & Whitney
- Title
- PW500 Engine Family