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P&WC at EBACE
Meet P&WC’s Growing PT6E Family at EBACE
With EBACE set to take place for the first time since 2019, a visit to Geneva this May looks like a great opportunity to catch up with a significant development from Pratt & Whitney Canada after the company announced it was expanding its PT6 E-Series engine family…
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iven Daher’s close relationship with Pratt & Whitney Canada over the last three decades, it should come as little surprise that the worldleading turboprop engine OEM was chosen to power the new TBM 960 single-engine turboprop, announced at last month’s Sun ‘n Fun Expo in Lakeland, Florida. In doing so, Pratt & Whitney Canada expands its PT6 ESeries engine family with the introduction of the new, purpose-built PT6E-66XT powerplant. When the PT6 E-Series was launched back in 2019 [Pilatus being the launch customer for its new PC-12 NGX model] the PT6E-67XP became the first turboprop engine in General Aviation to offer a dual-channel integrated electronic propeller and engine control system, which the company claimed at the time pushed innovation to a new level. Now, “The introduction of the PT6E-66XT engine reaffirms our continued commitment to innovation and our
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desire to proactively bring solutions to our customers,” said Nicholas Kanellias, Vice President, General Aviation, Pratt & Whitney Canada. “The PT6E-66XT engine, driven by more than 100 digital data inputs, offers the optimal combination of precision, performance and efficiency for an elevated and simplified flying experience.”
Simplified Flying
According to both Pratt & Whitney Canada and Daher, the PT6E-66XT engine offers an enhanced, easier pilot experience. “With its PT6E-66XT version, the Pratt & Whitney Canada team has [provided] digital power to our TBM 960…, making it even easier to operate,” said Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of Daher’s Aircraft Division. The digitally enabled single lever simplifies engine operation, allowing for true precision-controlled autothrottle, supporting a more intuitive way of flying, from www.AVBUYER.com
