and easy to understand I said. I actually read the sentence you refer to several times and didn't quite understand it.
The planned level of U.S. sales for 2020 is approximately 500 units. Using this projection, the total C370 U.S. installed base is estimated to be 2,700 units by 2020.
DJ touched on this project when answering a question from Sanjay Shrestha. As we look forward to the 370 product, basically, the ways to improve efficiency in turbine and even in combustion engines is to increase temperatures and to increase pressure ratios. And so that's what we're looking at. We're going to go to a dual spool or 2-stage compressor and putting an intercooler in between there, as well as operating at slightly higher temperatures. And so for the 370, that thermodynamic cycle predicts 42% efficiency. Sanjay replies "Wow. That's pretty impressive." But then does a follow-up on the C250 trying to nail down a time-line. DJ basically said its not going to happen in fiscal year '13. Nothing else was mentioned concerning the C370.
So... the way I understand it now is that sometime in fiscal year '14 they plan on rolling out the C250s. The C370s will come later. Between later and 2020 the projected sales and installed base will have reached 2700 units and we can expect to see at least 500 units sold per year in 2020.
All that being said the view from my telescope is still a bit fuzzy, and 2020 appears to be somewhere over the rainbow.
