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Pratt & Whitney PT1

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PT1
Type Free-piston gas turbine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Pratt & Whitney
First run 1943
Status Cancelled

The Pratt & Whitney PT1 (US military designation T32) was a free-piston gas turbine project developed in the early 1940s.[1] The project never progressed beyond ground test units, and was cancelled in 1945 in favor of developing the PT2 (T34) turboprop.[2] The development of the PT1 gave Pratt & Whitney engineers valuable experience in designing gas turbines that it would later apply to projects that resulted in the Pratt & Whitney JT3 turbojet engine.[2]

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Notes
  1. ^ Connors, p. 167.
  2. ^ a b Connors, p. 171.
Bibliography
  • Connors, Jack (2010). The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History. Reston. Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. ISBN 978-1-60086-711-8.
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