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| Media Advisory: Pratt & Whitney Canada Celebrates PT6® Engine's 50th Anniversary With Significant Presence at NAAA 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RENO, NEVADA--(Marketwired - Dec. 6, 2013) - NAAA - Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is ready to celebrate 50 years of its iconic PT6(R) engine at the upcoming National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA)'s Annual Convention & Exposition, held just a few days before the December 22 anniversary mark. The convention will take place in Reno, Nevada, from December 9-12. P&WC is a United Technologies Corp. company (NYSE:UTX). As a pre-show event, P&WC is inviting owners, operators and maintenance personnel of its PT6A engines to attend a Pilot Familiarization and Technical Review Seminar. PT6A operators and enthusiasts will meet with P&WC's experts to get up-to-the-minute information on PT6A support initiatives and maintenance insights, along with a historical retrospective highlighting 50 years of the legendary PT6 turboprop engine, and more. Attendees will also have the chance to win a tuition-free customer training seat at a Flight Safety International facility and limited edition PT6 50th anniversary leather jackets. -- P&WC's PT6A Seminar: December 8, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Silver Legacy Resort Casino - Silver Baron D During the event, the P&WC booth (#910) will have a PT6A-67 engine on display and will be staffed by engine and aftermarket experts to answer questions from customers and NAAA participants. - The PT6 Nation microsite (PT6Nation.com), the hub of the PT6 engine's 50th anniversary celebrations, will be on demo and will include: -- a new mobile application designed to give P&WC's 10,000 engine operators instant access to a host of services available on all models of wireless handheld, tablet or laptop devices -- a new eStore showcasing a vintage collection of PT6 engine memorabilia -- a one-of-a-kind inspirational PT6 engine video also available on YouTube -- a documentary series featuring interviews with "The Legends Behind the Legend," Pratt & Whitney Canada's PT6 engine pioneers. PT6 Engine Facts: - Over 52,000 engines ranging from 500 to 2,000 shaft horse power produced today - 140 different applications in service - A record 390 million hours of flight, the equivalent of more than 250,000 trips around the moon and back in a 270 KTAS (knots-true airspeed) cruise speed aircraft About Pratt & Whitney Canada Founded in 1928, and a global leader in aerospace, P&WC is shaping the future of aviation with dependable, high-technology engines. Based in Longueuil, Quebec (Canada), P&WC is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTC). UTC is a diversified company that provides a broad range of high-technology products and services to the global aerospace and building systems industries. Note to Editors Follow us on Twitter (hyperlinks: https://twitter.com/pt6nation and https://twitter.com/pwcanada) to receive our latest news and updates | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kathy Roberge Senior Advisor, Marketing Communications 514-244-2531 kathy.roberge@pwc.ca @kathy_pwc www.pwc.ca | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media Advisory: Pratt & Whitney Canada Celebrates PT6(R) Engine's 50th Anniversary With Significant Presence at NAAA 2013
