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== Pratt & Whitney ==
== Founded in 1860 not 1925 ==


Pratt and Whitney was founded in 1860 not 1925 however in 1925 Pratt and Whitney produced their first engine but they made tools prior to building engines and continued to produce tools along with engines for a while after <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/64.222.180.90|64.222.180.90]] ([[User talk:64.222.180.90#top|talk]]) 17:06, 4 January 2021 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Visit the history section at www.prattandwhitney.com


:For the record, the company that became [[Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems]] was founded in 1860. This is a different company. (Why do people post questions without bothering to read the article completely first?) [[User:BilCat|BilCat]] ([[User talk:BilCat|talk]]) 01:52, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
They have a copy of the book "Accuracy for Seventy Years 1860 - 1930" available for download at the bottom of the history page.

== Pratt & Whitney Aircraft was founded by Frederick Rentschler ==

Pratt & Whitney, the jet engine manufacturer was founded by Frederick Rentschler in 1925. See here:

http://www.pratt-whitney.com/about_history.asp

He got funding from "Pratt & Whitney" (the well known machine tool maker which started in 1860) and was allowed to use their name. Also see here:

http://www.prattandwhitney.com/history.htm

and here for history pictures:

http://www.prattandwhitney.com/pratt_whitney_history_pic1.htm


== P&W / PWC ==
Both the P&W and PWC pages are somewhat vague as to what defines a "small" aircraft engine. Someone who is much more familiar with the two companies should probably help to sort this out. For instance, [[User:GreatWhiteNortherner]] pointed out to me that the PT-6 is actually made by PWC. How small is "small," though? Does PWC actually manufacture any turbofans, or do they make turboprops exclusively?

:First of all, PWC is NOT the Canadian branch plant of P&W. The two companies are siblings, not parent and child. Both companies report to their common parent, [[United Technologies]]. PWC does all its own R&D, marketing, etc. and within its own sector is markedly more successful than its American sibling (waves Canadian flag).

:PWC produces both both turbofans and turboprops. For example, its new PW600 [http://www.pwc.ca/en/3_0/3_0_1/3_0_1_6_1.asp] comes in both flavours. [[User:GreatWhiteNortherner|GreatWhiteNortherner]] 04:28, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

::For the record, both the P&W and PWC websites claim that PWC is a division of PW. This may not always have been so, but it is now. (Waves American flag! :P ) I tend to believe the companies themselves over some misguided patriot with no sources to back up his claims. I changed both articles awhile back to reflect this, but never stated it.

::As far as turbofans go, PWC seems to produce them up to somewhere around 15,000-20,000 pounds thrust. A ''large'' turbofan is certainly the 90,000+ pounds thrust behemoths that PW makes. Also, the current PWC page on the [http://www.pwc.ca/en/engines/pw600 PW600] mentions nothing about it being a turboprop/shaft, just a turbofan. However, it may well be related to one of PWC's turboprop/shaft engines. - [[User:BillCJ|BillCJ]] ([[User talk:BillCJ|talk]]) 16:49, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

== P&W History ==

I found some great historical information here:

http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v027n1/p0162-p0172.pdf

Page 166 explains how the aircraft company was started.

== Marine Service ==

The Hamilton class (378') of Coast Guard cutters included pairs of FT4A-6s to attain 29 knots for "sprint" rescue or ASW, although operations at Navy fleet speed requires extended turbine operation (normal running is on Fairbanks-Morse diesels, cruising at 18 knots). These engines are said to be adapted from a 1950s era design used on the 707 [[http://www.uscg.mil/news/AmericasCG/CG2000ChapIV.pdf]], and engineers' legend is if these ships had been made fifty feet longer they could have achieved five to ten additional knots with the power available. A dozen of these ships were built mid-60s to early 70s and all remain in service today (despite neither engine remaining in manufacture). I think this is noteworthy, but don't know where best to fit it into the article. [[User:Jeffreykopp|Jeffreykopp]] 11:32, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

== Involvement in motorsport ==

I recently added information to this article regarding the use of Pratt & Whitney engines in top-line motorsport (USAC racing and Formula 1). The information has twice been removed by 69.0.125.101. The second time, 69.0.125.101 suggested that the motorsport information belongs in the "History" section. With respect, I disagree; I think the History section neatly describes the origins and development of the company, and that the motorsport information is better described in a separate section. I'd be interested in the views of others. -- [[User:DH85868993|DH85868993]] 13:24, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
:Forgot to check the talk page before editing. Added back in as a subheading under history; best of both worlds, as it is techinically history now? [[User:Marimvibe|Marimvibe]] 09:19, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
::Actually seeing it in the article, it looks OK. Thanks, Marimvibe. [[User:DH85868993|DH85868993]] 10:52, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

== P&W Tool as a seperate article? ==

It seems to me like the P&W tool company should have its own article; could just cut the extra information from this article and make a new one. The only real significance is the original funding and factory space, and the origin of the name. [[User:Marimvibe|Marimvibe]] ([[User talk:Marimvibe|talk]]) 03:53, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
* Looks like just 2 paragraphs here are specific to P&W Machine Tool. Doesn't seem like enough for a separate article. But if you have sources for more info go for it. -[[User:Fnlayson|Fnlayson]] ([[User talk:Fnlayson|talk]]) 04:37, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
**Concur, at least until we get better sources. As a small company, PWMTC probably gets better coverage being parked in with the big company than on their own article, so they probably don't mind being in with the bigger upstart! - [[User:BillCJ|BillCJ]] ([[User talk:BillCJ|talk]]) 05:40, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

:::The original P&W is definitely notable as a well-known machine tool firm in the period of 1860-1920, which period is very interesting from a history of technology perspective. So it definitely deserves more WP coverage eventually, when any of us gets around to it. I agree that right now there's not enough info here to split them up into separate articles (such as original P&W, P&W Aircraft, and P&W Measurement Systems), but eventually there could be. [[User:Three-quarter-ten|—&nbsp;¾-10]] 12:41, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

::::'''Update''': See [[#Article split]] below. [[User:Three-quarter-ten|—&nbsp;¾-10]] 00:25, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

== P&W Engines Infobox? ==

Does anyone else think it would be more useful to just have an infobox that lists engine models, instead of having a huge list in the article? --[[User:Explodicle|<span style="background:Silver;color:Black;letter-spacing:2pt">Explodicle</span>]] <font size="-2">([[User talk:Explodicle|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/Explodicle|C]])</font> 20:48, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

* Now that one exists at [[:Template:P&W aeroengines]], we should merge. --[[User:Explodicle|<span style="background:Silver;color:Black;letter-spacing:2pt">Explodicle</span>]] <font size="-2">([[User talk:Explodicle|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/Explodicle|C]])</font> 15:54, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

==Appropriate P&W Logo==

I am employed by P&W (engines) so I have a dog in this hunt, but ... seeing as how P&W revenue dwarfs the child of the original P&W (P&W Measurement), this article should primarily focus on the engine company with only a passing reference to the origin of its name. As such, the logo shown should be the P&W Dependable Engine Eagle. [[User:02sbxstr|02sbxstr]] ([[User talk:02sbxstr|talk]]) 22:20, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

:The PWMTC logo is in the history section, which covers all three companies. The logo in the Infobox appears to be a current PW-UTC logo. If you can get us a P&W Dependable Engine Eagle logo, preferably one released by the PR dept for WP's use, I'll be happy to add it to the history section, along with the other logo. There will probably be a separate article for PWMTC someday, but someone has to write it first! - [[User:BillCJ|BillCJ]] ([[User talk:BillCJ|talk]]) 22:56, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Both logos have been used together by P&W (engines). See: http://www.prattandwhitney.com/pw-1960ad.jpg [[User:Stellydn|Stellydn]] ([[User talk:Stellydn|talk]]) 20:19, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

:Yes, but that ad specifically addresses the history the PWs share. Without the mention of PWMTC, doubt they'd be used together. I am with BillCJ on this one, though. [[User:Marimvibe|Marimvibe]] ([[User talk:Marimvibe|talk]]) 23:45, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Marimvibe, I also agree with BillCJ. PWMS is the only surviving part of PWMTC and I only meant to say that both logos had been used together in the past. [[User:Stellydn|Stellydn]] ([[User talk:Stellydn|talk]]) 04:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Is it just me or does the current logo in the info block look different from the logo on P&W's website? The family UTC "iris" logo should be separating at the 2-o-clock position, not fused as currently shown in the article. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/99.60.10.8|99.60.10.8]] ([[User talk:99.60.10.8|talk]]) 05:14, 1 December 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


As an employee, I have to interject that the logo on Wikipedia is the incorrect logo.
Please see this header for an example of the correct corporate logo:
http://www.pw.utc.com/StaticFiles/Pratt%20&%20Whitney%20New/General%20Items/Header,%20Footer/static%20Files/Images/header_logo.jpg
The "iris/gear" round icon in the current Wikipedia post is incorrectly drawn. The fingers gradually separate, whereas in the current Wikipedia logo, they are equally joined, which is incorrect.
With proper credentials, I can possibly get an official logo for the article.
Without insufficient response to this, I'll need to notify our legal dept. of the use of an inappropriate corporate logo.
Thanks, [[User:Johnb300m|Johnb300m]] ([[User talk:Johnb300m|talk]]) 02:35, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

:[[Wikipedia:Volunteer response team]] details how to contact a volunteer on Wikipedia to file an OTRS ticket, which will register the permission from your company to use the correct logo, with a a usage license chosen by your company. - [[User:BilCat|BilCat]] ([[User talk:BilCat|talk]]) 03:28, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

:: Official corporate business unit logo has been attained and updated. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Johnb300m|Johnb300m]] ([[User talk:Johnb300m|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Johnb300m|contribs]]) 21:57, 7 February \2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->

:::Wikipedia Commons is probably going to require that some proof of the license and relaese be provided. - [[User:BilCat|BilCat]] ([[User talk:BilCat|talk]]) 22:37, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

:::How do I go about getting someone in contact with the company? I read some of the OTRS info and tried looking through "contact us." But everything seemed very criptic in trying to contact someone at Commons. Isn't there a straightforward way of emailing someone on the volunteer team that deals with graphics? Thanks.

==Article split==

I recently purchased some books on aircraft engines, and have been creating or expanding articles on aircraft engine companies.Along with this, I've been splitting out companies or divisions that were invovled in areas other than aircraft engines (Garrett turbochargers and Continental Motors automobile engiens so far). We've been kicking around splitting off "Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool Company" and "Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems" for some time now, and I'm about ready to start on the new article. I intedn for it to be at [[Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems]], and it will cover the history of the companies from 1860-present, with a brief mention of PW AIrcraft's start. After thatt, I'll add some more info here, and to PWC, on the aircraft engine companies. - [[User:BillCJ|BillCJ]] ([[User talk:BillCJ|talk]]) 07:45, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

:I've started the new article at [[Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems]]. I will finish the Lead tomorrow. Comments are welcome on the new page's talk page. Also, I don't know what project the ane article should be under. Thanks. - [[User:BillCJ|BillCJ]] ([[User talk:BillCJ|talk]]) 08:34, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

::Hi BillCJ—Nice to see progress moving ahead on the split. Regarding a project tag for the new article, I added <nowiki>{{metalworking}}</nowiki>. Of course, the company today is about metrology in general and much more than just metalworking, but certainly metalworking was its raison d'être for many decades. Feel free, anyone, to add other project tags as well. I also added [[:Category:Machine tool builders]] to the article. [[User:Three-quarter-ten|—&nbsp;¾-10]] 00:24, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

:::Thanks for the comments and the additions. I've got a couple of non-company sources to add to the article, which I'll try to get to in the next few days. These are from aviation books that I have. It would be good to have some media sources on the company, both national and local, but I've not taken the time to look as yet. Since this is a fairly obscure company, notability might become an issue, and though I think it's relationship to PW/UTC makes it notable enough, some other sources would be good too. - [[User:BillCJ|BillCJ]] ([[User talk:BillCJ|talk]]) 00:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

::::True. To that end, I added Roe 1916 pp 173-185 as something that we can point to if the notability nazis try to delete the article. [[User:Three-quarter-ten|—&nbsp;¾-10]] 01:24, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

== Too clean? ==

The article seems to be 100% positive. Can somebody please do some research whether this is accurate? Have there ever been scandals? Environmental pollution? Union coercion? Questionable weapon deals?

To my knowledge, every major industrial company has had some of those.

Right now the article reads like a P&W advertising pamphlet.--[[Special:Contributions/91.37.249.55|91.37.249.55]] ([[User talk:91.37.249.55|talk]]) 20:25, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
* Well, 1. you have to find sources that discuss these, and 2. you have to weave them into the article text. It is not kosher to start "criticism" sections (and if you do see them, POV tag them) - good and bad news must be in bed with each other. [[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] ([[User talk:WhisperToMe|talk]]) 19:54, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

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Pratt and Whitney was founded in 1860 not 1925 however in 1925 Pratt and Whitney produced their first engine but they made tools prior to building engines and continued to produce tools along with engines for a while after — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.222.180.90 (talk) 17:06, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, the company that became Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems was founded in 1860. This is a different company. (Why do people post questions without bothering to read the article completely first?) BilCat (talk) 01:52, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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