The
20,000th engine produced by Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Lethbridge,
Alberta, manufacturing facility recently went into a new Air Tractor ag
plane. The PT6A-65AG engine was installed in a new
AT-602. Air Tractor dealer Frost Flying delivered the airplane (serial number
AT-602-1308) to its new owner, Scott DeLong of Farmers Cooperative in
Dorchester, Nebraska, April 9.
“What
a milestone. We couldn’t be more excited that this engine is powering an Air
Tractor,” Air Tractor Jim Hirsch said. “The PT6 engines manufactured by Pratt
& Whitney are legendary for their performance and reliability.”
Pratt
& Whitney engines are flown by more than 1,100 airlines and operations in
200-plus countries. The company has introduced 100 new engines powering a
variety of aircraft during the past 25 years.
At
its Olney, Texas, manufacturing facilities, Air Tractor produces a line of
aircraft that includes 400, 500, 600 and 800-gallon capacity airplanes powered
by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engines. The airplanes are used for
agricultural aerial application, firefighting, narcotic crop eradication, fuel
hauling, fighting locust plagues and cleaning oil spills in coastal waters.
Scott
DeLong (left) of Farmers Cooperative in Dorchester, Nebraska, poses with
Garrett Frost of Frost Flying upon delivery of Air Tractor AT-602-1308. DeLong’s
new AT-602 is powered by a PT6A-65AG engine, the 20,000th engine manufactured
at Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Lethbridge, Alberta, facility.
 to its new owner, Scott DeLong of Farmers Cooperative in
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