PT6

E588916
turboprop engine family turboshaft engine family

PT6 is a widely used family of turboprop and turboshaft aircraft engines developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada, renowned for their reliability and versatility in civil and military aviation.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
PT6T‑3B 1
PT6T‑3D 1
PT6T‑6B 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf turboprop engine family ⓘ
turboshaft engine family ⓘ
application helicopters ⓘ
turboprop aircraft ⓘ
turboshaft powerplants ⓘ
category aircraft engine ⓘ
gas turbine engine ⓘ
configuration free-turbine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
developer Pratt & Whitney Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
fuelType Jet-A ⓘ
aviation kerosene ⓘ
hasVariant PT6A ⓘ
PT6B ⓘ
PT6C ⓘ
PT6T ⓘ
introducedBy Pratt & Whitney Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
market global ⓘ
notableFeature ease of maintenance ⓘ
modular design ⓘ
reverse-flow combustion chamber ⓘ
notableFor reliability ⓘ
versatility ⓘ
operatorType commercial operators ⓘ
military operators ⓘ
private operators ⓘ
powerRange approximately 500 to over 2,000 shaft horsepower (depending on variant) ⓘ
reputation high dispatch reliability ⓘ
long service life ⓘ
role primary powerplant for regional turboprop aircraft ⓘ
primary powerplant for utility aircraft ⓘ
status in production ⓘ
usedFor agricultural aircraft ⓘ
business aircraft ⓘ
commuter aircraft ⓘ
maritime patrol (in some platforms) ⓘ
training aircraft ⓘ
usedIn civil aviation ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ
usedOnAircraft Beechcraft King Air NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cessna 208 Caravan NERFINISHED ⓘ
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter NERFINISHED ⓘ
De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 (early series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Piaggio P.180 Avanti (certain variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pilatus PC-12 NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedOnHelicopter Bell 212 (PT6T Twin-Pac) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bell 412 (PT6T Twin-Pac variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B → family → PT6 ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T Twin‑Pac → hasVariant → PT6 ⓘ
this entity surface form: PT6T‑3B
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T Twin‑Pac → hasVariant → PT6 ⓘ
this entity surface form: PT6T‑6B
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T Twin‑Pac → hasVariant → PT6 ⓘ
this entity surface form: PT6T‑9B
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T Twin‑Pac → hasVariant → PT6 ⓘ
this entity surface form: PT6T‑3D