PT6 Derivatives

(Pratt & Whitney Canade)

Any engine as successful and established as Pratt's PT6 will have numerous variants; in this case, there are a number of said variants that have become turboshaft engines for helicopters instead of turboprops for planes. The PT6T is a twin, with two core engines powering one drive shaft.

PT6B

Engine statistics
Specification PT6B-36B PT6T-6B
Application Sikorsky S-76B Agusta Bell 412
T/O Power 981 shp 1970 shp
T/O SFC 0.581 0.592
Cruise Power    
Cruise SFC    
Max pwr. pressure ratio 7.1  
Length (in) 59.2 65.8
Dia (in) 19.5 32.6
Weight 378 lb 665 lb

















 

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