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- 2. In 1925 which animal appeared on the Pratt &Whitney logo for the first time in an advertisement in the October edition of the trade journal AeroDigest
- 5. In 1945 Pratt & Whitney powered how many of all U.S. planes built during World War II?
- 6. In 1935 United Aircraft School is founded. This eventually evolved into the Pratt & Whitney _______ School.
- 7. In 1953 The J57-powered F100 Super Sabre becomes the first production aircraft to fly faster than the speed of what?
- 8. Pratt & Whitney fuel cells supply on-board electrical power for the _____ 11 spacecraft as it lands on the moon on July 20, 1969.
- 9. Frederick Rentschler founded Pratt & Whitney in 1925 in which state?
- 11. Pratt & Whitney’s first aircraft engine transformed the aviation industry. It was the 410-horsepower, air¬cooled ____, which delivered unprecedented performance and reliability for the time.
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- 1. Pratt & Whitney’s fleet of large commercial engines surpassed 1 _______ flight hours of dependable service in 2007. More than 17,000 Pratt & Whitney commercial engines are installed with 800 customers in 150 countries.
- 3. When the Korean War began in 1950, Pratt & Whitney had the opportunity to reestablish its strong relationship with the Navy and conduct business with which newly created military service?
- 4. A Wasp-powered Lockheed Vega propels the first women—and the second person after Charles Lindbergh— across the Atlantic Ocean, making her the first woman to fly nonstop and solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Her first name was Amelia, what was her last name?
- 10. In which county did James Young found a Pratt & Whitney in 1928 with a mandate to repair and overhaul Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial piston engines? The company then began developing the PT6 engine, which was this county’s first small turbine engine, in the late 1950s.