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COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY 127 ment might be low enough, and its market large enough, to support an MTU independent venture or majority partnership. MTU, along with Turbomeca, has been studying a joint venture engine in the 1000-shp class, the MTM 385, to power a new European helicopter. Figure 5-10 Military EnginesâThrust-To- Weight Ratio (manufacturer's quoted performance) Source: Pratt and Whitney, from data supplied by manufacturers. The government does not want to expand its engine industry to handle peak loads, leaving idle capacity to be filled by make-work. It will probably remain a high-technology partner with the three principal manufacturers and is likely to attempt to increase its share of participation in future commercial programs. Volvo Flygmotor Engine Technologies and Programs In Sweden, Volvo Flygmotor engine activities are heavily oriented toward military engines. The company has pursued a long-range strategy of expanding its civil aeroengine and nonaerospace business segments to achieve a balance in sales among military engines, commercial engines, and nonaerospace products (such as hydraulic motors). Since 1972, it has increased its civil engine share from 3 to 13 percent of sales and its nonaerospace business from 7 to 31 percent. Military engines are 56 percent of total sales. Volvo Flygmotor does not have a complete technology base, particularly for high-stage-loading compressors and high-
