Pratt & Whitney Canada
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| Division | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | November 1928 |
| Headquarters | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | John Saabas (President) |
| Products |
Turbine aircraft engines Gas turbines |
Number of employees | 9,200[1] |
| Parent | Pratt & Whitney |
| Website |
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Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC or P&WC) is a Canada-based aircraft engine manufacturer. PWC's headquarters are in Longueuil, Quebec, just outside Montreal. It is a division of the larger US-based Pratt & Whitney (P&W), itself a business unit of United Technologies.[2] United Technologies has given PWC a world mandate for smaller aircraft engines while P&W's US operations develop and manufacture larger engines.
Although PWC is a division of P&W, it does its own research, development and marketing as well as the manufacturing of its engines. The company currently has 9,200 employees worldwide, with 6,200 of them in Canada.[1]
History
The Canadian Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, Ltd. was founded in November 1928 to act as a service centre for P&W aircraft engines.[3] During World War II, it assembled Pratt & Whitney Wasp series engines built in the U.S. In 1952, the production of Wasp engines was transferred to P&WC so P&W could concentrate on developing jet engines.
In the late 1950s, a team of 12 P&WC engineers began the development of the first small turbine engine in Canada, the PT6. The first example was delivered to a customer in 1963.
In 1962, the company was renamed United Aircraft of Canada(UAC), a unit of United Aircraft and assumed its current name in 1975.[4]
In 1963 a total of 41 Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King (originally CHSS-2) helicopters were delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy. The airframe components were made by Sikorsky in Connecticut but most were assembled by UAC in Longueuil, Quebec.
Products
- Pratt & Whitney JT12 - initial development, then transferred to US Pratt & Whitney
- Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A/B/C
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW500
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW900
Fleet
As of March 2014, Pratt & Whitney Canada operates the following aircraft as test beds for new engines:
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 747SP | 2 | 0 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-80R | 2 | 0 |
References
- 1 2 "Corporate Profile: Fast Facts". About P&WC. Pratt & Whitney Canada. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ↑ PW Fast Facts page Archived June 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Leyes, p. 433
- ↑ Leyes, p. 434
- Leyes II, Richard A.; William A. Fleming (1999). The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 1-56347-332-1.