Pratt & Whitney Canada, usually shortened to PWC or P&WC, is the Canadian aircraft engine maker that builds small and medium gas turbines, with its headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec, south of Montreal. It began in November 1928 as the Canadian Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, a service centre for engines of the American parent, and assembled Wasp radial engines during the Second World War. In 1952 Wasp production moved to Canada so the American company could concentrate on jet engines. The firm was renamed United Aircraft of Canada in 1962 and took its present name in 1975. It is a division of Pratt & Whitney, itself a business unit of RTX Corporation, yet it runs its own research, development and marketing and holds a world mandate for small and medium engines. Its best known product is the PT6 turboprop, followed by the PW100 turboprops, the JT15D, PW300, PW500 and PW600 turbofans and the PW200 helicopter turboshafts.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC or P&WC) is a Canada-based aircraft engine manufacturer.
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The Canadian Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, Ltd. was founded in November 1928 to act as a service centre for P&W aircraft engines.
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The company currently has about 10,000 employees worldwide, with 6,000 of them in Canada.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC or P&WC) is a Canada-based aircraft engine manufacturer.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC or P&WC) is a Canada-based aircraft engine manufacturer.
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It is a division of the larger US-based Pratt & Whitney (P&W), itself a business unit of RTX Corporation.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC or P&WC) is a Canada-based aircraft engine manufacturer.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 is a family of turboprop aircraft engines produced by Pratt & Whitney Canada.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 aircraft engine family is a series of 1,800 to 5,000 shaft horsepower (1,300 to 3,700 kW) turboprops manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 aircraft engine family is a series of 1,800 to 5,000 shaft horsepower (1,300 to 3,700 kW) turboprops manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D is a small turbofan engine built by Pratt & Whitney Canada.
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200 (Wikipedia)
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200 is a family of turboshaft engines developed specifically for helicopter applications.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200 is a family of turboshaft engines developed specifically for helicopter applications.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600 series is a family of small turbofan engines developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada producing between 900 to 3,000 lbf (4.0 to 13.3 kN) of thrust and powering the Eclipse 500/550, the Cessna Citation Mustang and the Embraer Phenom 100.
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Manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada, its first application was in the Bell 212 and UH-1N Twin Huey helicopter family.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT9 is a turboprop aircraft engine under development by Pratt & Whitney Canada.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300 series is a family of turbofan jet engines developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada specifically for business jet applications.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW500 is a series of medium thrust turbofan engines designed specifically for business jet applications.
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The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 is a series of turbofan engines in the 10,000-20,000 lbf (44-89 kN) thrust class, manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada.
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