Pratt & Whitney

   

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Pratt & Whitney is an American owned aircraft engine manufacturer whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft. The company was founded in 1860 by Francis Pratt & Amos Whitney with headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut.

As one of the "big three" aero-engine manufacturers the company competes with General Electric and Rolls-Royce. In addition to aircraft engines, Pratt & Whitney manufactures fixed gas turbines for industry and power generation, marine turbines, and railway locomotive engines.

Pratt & Whitney is a business unit of industrial conglomerate United Technologies, making it a sister company to Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC), Otis Elevator Company and refrigeration giant Carrier Corporation. PWC designs and builds the smaller aircraft engines while P&W manufactures the larger engines.

Civil jet engines and applications

TF33s of a C-141 Starlifter leave exhaust trails over Antarctica
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TF33s of a C-141 Starlifter leave exhaust trails over Antarctica

Military jet engines and applications

F-22's F119s
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F-22's F119s

Reciprocating engines

Old Pratt & Whitney logo

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