Pratt & Whitney
Jet engine maker
Pratt & Whitney is an American aerospace manufacturer, one of the world's largest producers of aircraft engines.
Founded in 1925, the company powers commercial airliners, military jets, and helicopters.
The name appears in aviation contexts discussing engine suppliers: The 737 MAX uses engines from CFM, not Pratt & Whitney.
Now a division of RTX Corporation.
- jet engineThrust-producing aircraft powerplant
- jetForced fluid stream
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- engineMachine producing motion
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
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- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
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Pratt & WhitneyBoeing
American aircraft manufacturer
Airbus · Lockheed Martin · Bombardier · Embraer · Cessna
Pratt & Whitneyelectric motors
Machines producing rotational force electrically