Amelia Earhart, already a world renowned pilot for being the first woman to perform a transatlantic crossing in an airplane, ...

It doesn't have the name recognition as other aerospace contractors like General Electric or Pratt & Whitney, which changed air travel forever with its Wasp engine, but DeltaHawk sure would like ...

Ultimately, Canadair decided the tried and true Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp 18-cylinder radial engine was the perfect powerplant for the world's first purpose-built water bomber.

Chris Calio, president of Pratt parent RTX, noted improvements in some key areas of the supply chain, such as higher ...

Beechcraft, a renowned name in general aviation, is synonymous with engineering excellence and innovation. Among its wide ...

A snapshot of how new, multi-billion-dollar jet engine contracts for the USAF are set to shape the future of US air power.

Pratt & Whitney initiated design and development of the R-2800 Double Wasp in 1936, and first displayed it in 1939 ... When introduced, it produced the greatest output at altitude of any engine in the ...

Founded in 1925 by Frederick Rentschler, formerly the president of Wright Aeronautical, Pratt & Whitney became the world’s biggest aero-engine company. By 1930, its first engines, the Wasp and Hornet ...

Powered by Pratt &Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engines, the Hellcat destroyed over 5,000 enemy aircraft while in service with the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and the Royal Navy ...

Pratt & Whitney Prepares To Open Future Engine Technologies Center is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included ...

The facility makes engines for the Airbus A320 while also producing parts for military jets like the F135 and F-35 Lightning ...