Pratt & Whitney Canada PT9

The PT9 is a new turboprop engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada, introduced on 21 October 2026 at the NBAA-BACE show in Las Vegas after Transport Canada certified it on 1 October 2026. It is designed around a new centerline architecture and the company says it delivers 33 percent more power at altitude and 20 percent lower fuel consumption than previous-generation engines. Reports put its power between 1,700 and 2,300 shaft horsepower. Like the PT6 it uses a reverse-flow combustor in a casing of the same diameter, with electronic control through a single power lever. Pratt & Whitney describes it as a complement to the PT6 rather than a replacement, with modular construction meant to allow hybrid-electric versions. It accumulated more than 14,000 development hours, and production will take place in Lethbridge, Alberta.