Paris Air Show

Research into the next generation of commercial jet engines, high-bypass ratio turbofans in the "10-ton" (20,000 lbf; 89 kN) class, began in the late 1960s. SNECMA, who had mostly built military engines until then, was the first company to seek to enter the market by searching for a partner with commercial experience to design and build an engine in this class. They considered Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, and GE Aviation as potential partners but it was not until after two company executives, Gerhard Neumann from GE and Rene Ravaud from SNECMA, introduced themselves at the 1971 Paris Air Show that a decision was made. The two companies saw mutual benefit in the collaboration and met several more times, fleshing out the basics of the joint project.[4]
Pratt & Whitney dominated the commercial market at this point. GE needed an engine in this market class and SNECMA had previous experience of working with them, collaborating on the production of the CF6-50 turbofan for the Airbus A300.[1] Pratt & Whitney was considering upgrading their JT8D to compete in the same class as the CFM56 as a sole venture and Rolls-Royce was dealing with financial issues that precluded them from starting new projects, leaving GE as the best partner for the program.[4]





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