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Pratt & Whitney celebrates the 80th year: "Special "Farnborough 2008" (6)
Farnborough, United Kingdom - PT6 turboshaft engines have accumulated more than 330 million flight hours
80 years ago James Young, a Montreal businessman, founded Canadian Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company with six employees as a service center for Pratt & Whitney (Hartford, Connecticut) engines built in the US and operated in Canada. Eventually it took over the productions of Wasp radial engines, then, in the 1950s it developend Canada's first gas turbine, the PT6, and delivered the first production...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1092408
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency