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P&WC CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SUCCESS FOR ITS PT6 TURBOPROP ENGINE

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, CANADA, Today marks the 40th anniversary of Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.’s (P&WC) PT6 engine’s maiden flight. The PT6, Canada’s first small turbine engine, took to the sky on May 30, 1961, mounted on a Beech 18 aircraft, at de Havilland’s Downsview facility. The program was launched in 1958 and remains one of P&WC’s most successful with over 100 applications to date. The PT6 t...

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Rome, Italy, 05/30/2001 16:12
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