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"Another [Boeing's (if you insist)] Pratt and Whitney Engine ..." would be a better title, Boeing has little to nothing to do with the engine, and Pratt and Whi
by khuey 6y ago
"Another [Boeing's (if you insist)] Pratt and Whitney Engine ..." would be a better title, Boeing has little to nothing to do with the engine, and Pratt and Whitney engines are found on Airbus aircraft too.
- xwolfi 6y agoBut as a European, I enjoy it a little bit after all Boeing has done to us (in our collective imagination anyway). I can't wait for the Chinese to build aircrafts too so we can get a bit of a kick in the ass and re-focus.
- mc32 6y agoJet engine metallurgy takes a lot of work to get right. It’s highly technical and the mfgs hold on to their know-how as much as they can. So aircraft, yes, a number of countries are capable of building their own and do. Jet engines are more specialized and we’ve ended up with three major specialized engine mgfs: Rolls, P&W and GE. Anyone know of other contenders?
- r-k 6y agoAviadvigatel
- redis_mlc 6y agoWiliams Intl makes cruise missile engines that are used in smaller jets, which usually use the FJ33 and FJ44. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_International
- xwolfi 6y agoI once took an Airbus with a Safran engine (was written on it) and was proud we could do that. Upon checking it turns out Safran engines are a franco-american partnership anyway with GE, grrr :D
- Mister_X 6y agoHeh, my father was a designer of the A-12 Archangel, and he always called them "Pratt & Whisky"