Avio S.p.A. is an Italian aerospace engine manufacturer. Formerly owned by FIAT S.p.A. and named FiatAvio, it is now owned by The Carlyle Group. Avio chiefly serves as a subcontractor to first-tier jet engine manufacturers, or in a partnership role in consortiums. Jump to: navigation, search Fiat S.p. ... The Carlyle Group is a Washington, DC based global private equity investment firm with more than $18 billion of equity capital. ... A Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle is tested at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. The tunnel behind the engine muffles noise and allows exhaust to escape. ...

Products

Civil

• GE90, subcontracting to General Electric.
• GEnx, subcontracting to General Electric.
• T700, subcontracting to General Electric.
• Trent 900, subcontracting to Rolls-Royce.
• PW150, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney Canada.
• PW308, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney Canada.
• PW625, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney Canada.
• PW800, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney Canada.

NASA GE90 airflow simulation General Electric GE90 is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines built by General Electric for the Boeing 777, with thrust ranging from 74,000 to 115,000 lbf (329 to 512 kN). ... General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE) is the top supplier of aircraft engines in the world and offers engines for the majority of commercial aircraft. ... Jump to: navigation, search Boeing 787 The General Electric GEnx (General Electric Next-generation) is an advanced turbofan under development by GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) for the Boeing 787. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rolls-Royce Trent 900 on A380 prototype Rolls Royce Trent is a family of high-bypass turbofan engine manufactured by Rolls-Royce, developments of the famous RB211 with thrust ratings spanning between 53,000 to 95,000 lbf (236 to 423 kN). ... The Rolls Royce logo Rolls-Royce is a set of several companies, all deriving from the British automobile and aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls in 1906. ... Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) is a Canadian aircraft engine manufacturer. ...

Military

• Spey, subcontracting to Rolls-Royce.
• T700, subcontracting to General Electric.
• F119, subcontracting to Pratt & Whitney.
• RB199, as part of the Turbo-Union consortium.
• EJ200, as part of the Eurojet consortium.
• Auxiliary power units

The Spey is a low-bypass turbofan engine from Rolls-Royce that has been in widespread service for over 30 years. ... The Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 with integrated vectorable thrust nozzles. ... Pratt & Whitney is an American owned aircraft engine manufacturer whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft. ... RB199s of Tornado F3 The Turbo Union RB199 is an aircraft jet engine designed and built jointly by Rolls-Royce, MTU and FiatAvio (now Avio). ... Categories: Stub | Turbofan engines ... An Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) is a relatively small self-contained generator used in aircraft to start the main engines, usually with compressed air, and to provide electrical power while the aircraft is on the ground. ...

Space

• Ariane III (with SNECMA and SME)
• Ariane IV (with SNECMA and SME)
• Ariane V (with SNECMA and SME)
• Vega

Ariane 2 and Ariane 3 were expendable launch systems in the Ariane family designed by the European Space Agency. ... Société Nationale dÉtude et de Construction de Moteurs dAviation or SNÉCMA is one of the worlds leading aerospace corporations, specialized in propulsion, equipment and associated services. ... Ariane 42P rocket with the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite (Kourou, August 10, 1992) (NASA) Ariane 4 was an expendable launch system, designed by the European Space Agency and manufactured and marketed by the French company Arianespace. ... Société Nationale dÉtude et de Construction de Moteurs dAviation or SNÉCMA is one of the worlds leading aerospace corporations, specialized in propulsion, equipment and associated services. ... Ariane 5 liftoff from Kourou Ariane 5 is an expendable launch system, designed and manufactured under the authority of the European Space Agency (ESA) by EADS SPACE Transportation, the Prime Contractor, leading a consortium of many sub-contractors, and is operated and marketed by Arianespace as part of the Ariane... Société Nationale dÉtude et de Construction de Moteurs dAviation or SNÉCMA is one of the worlds leading aerospace corporations, specialized in propulsion, equipment and associated services. ... Vega (ESA) Vega is a planned expendable launch system developed jointly by the Italian Space Agency and the European Space Agency since 1998, with the first launch planned for 2006. ...

Marine

• LM2500, subcontracting to General Electric.
• LM6000, subcontracting to General Electric.

The General Electric LM2500 industrial and marine turboshaft gas turbine is a derivative of GE Aircraft Engines CF6-50 aircraft engine. ... LM6000 GTG in an electrical power plant application. ...

External link

• Avio corporate website