Aero-Engine Maker
Aero-Engine Maker: Engines for other people's aeroplanes. An aero-engine takes longer to develop than the aircraft it powers, so the engine maker bets on a…
Engines for other people's aeroplanes. Build the engine every airframe is designed around.
An aero-engine takes longer to develop than the aircraft it powers, so the engine maker bets on a design years before anybody knows which airframe will need it. Once an engine is chosen, the orders, the spares and the overhauls run for decades. The development bill is enormous and falls due before the sales, and one engine that will not work can bring down the whole firm.
- Setup costs
- £5,500,000 to £55,000,000
- Competition
- Low
- Category
- Aerospace & Defence
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