Europrop International

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Europrop International GmbH (EPI) is a consortium founded in 2002 by the four largest European aerospace engine manufacturers - MTU Aero Engines , Safran Aircraft Engines , Rolls-Royce and Industria de Turbo Propulsores - in the form of a company under German law .

EPI GmbH deals with the design, development, sales, manufacture and support of the TP400-D6 turbo engine , which is used to equip the A400M military transport aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space .

The TP400 is currently the most powerful, actively produced turbo engine in the world.

Based on the combined know-how of the individual engine manufacturers, approx. 2500 people in Europe are employed with the TP400-D6 program from Europrop International GmbH. The teams of the Munich-based company Europrop International also work in Madrid, Seville and Berlin. The final assembly of the TP400- D6 engine is carried out before delivery to Airbus Defense and Space in Seville in Munich.

EPI GmbH offers its customers special support that guarantees optimum availability and relies on the industrial resources of the consortium partners.

history

EuroProp International TP400-D6 at the Paris Air Show , 2007

Europrop GmbH was founded in 2002. One year after its founding, EPI GmbH was entrusted by Airbus Military with the planning of the drive motor for the military Airbus A400M , the TP400 . The engine planning analysis begins in 2004, and the first test on the ground takes place a year later. The first engine test with propellers followed in 2006, and the first flight simulation in 2008.

Then in 2009 the first flight of the A400M machine takes place. Two years later, the TP400 engine is certified in accordance with European civil aviation standards ( EASA certification). 2012 is the year of the first engine delivery. In 2013 the A400M was put into service by the French Air Force . In the following year, three other nations can be supplied with the machine: Turkey, Great Britain and Germany. 2015 saw the first delivery to the Royal Air Force of Malaysia , i.e. the first export customer for the A400M and the TP400 engine, and in 2016 the Spanish Air Force received its first machine.

In 2017, EPI GmbH signed a support contract with the Royal Air Force of Malaysia , which was extended in 2019.

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Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ EUROPROP INTERNATIONAL. April 1, 2015, accessed July 18, 2019 .
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  4. ↑ TP400-D6. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
  5. ↑ TP400-D6. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
  6. ↑ TP400-D6 - MTU Aero Engines. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
  7. ↑ TP400-D6. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
  8. ↑ EPI achieves the assembly of the 400th TP400 turboprop. July 18, 2018, accessed July 18, 2019 .
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  10. ↑ TP400. May 22, 2015, accessed July 18, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Europrop International at a glance. In: Europrop. Retrieved July 18, 2019 (UK English).
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  13. ↑ EPI achieves the assembly of the 400th TP400 turboprop. July 18, 2018, accessed July 18, 2019 .
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  16. ↑ Craig Hoyle: UPDATED - PICTURES & VIDEO: Airbus celebrates as A400M gets airborne. December 11, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2019 (UK English).
  17. ↑ EASA Certifies EUROPROP'S TP400 engine |. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
  18. ↑ TP400-D6 - MTU Aero Engines. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Airbus Defense and Space delivers first A400M to Royal Air Force. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
  20. ^ First Airbus A400M for Germany runs its engines. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .