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FTB1 PART II - Interview with Chief P&WC Pilot Barkley Bates

We caught up with Chief P&WC Pilot Barkley Bates before flying the Boeing 720B Flying Test Bed to Trenton, Ontario, where "Red" will retire at the National Air Force Museum of Canada. As Bates...

By Vincent (Community Manager) Shared on Mon, May 14th at 15:44

Aussies!

Hooray, Aussies! You took 3rd place in this month’s ‘Top 10 Visitors by Country’ category on PT6Nation.com. Thanks for support from Down Under – keep up the good work, and tell your friends...

By Vincent (Community Manager) Shared on Fri, May 11th at 16:19

P&WC Boeing 720B “Red” Flying Test Bed bids farewell

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s trusty Boeing 720B Flying Test Bed (FTB1), dubbed “Red” because of its hallmark red and white livery, ceremoniously tipped its wings during low-pass flybys over...

By Vincent (Community Manager) Shared on Thu, May 10th at 12:54

Quote on quote

"I'm ready for my close-up" - PT6 gearbox

By Vincent (Community Manager) Shared on Mon, May 07th at 16:42

5 Questions with Skydive Hawaii President Frank Hinshaw

If you’re going to skydive, why not do it in Hawaii? Or better still, why not do it just three miles from the epic Kuaokala Forest? Thanks to the good people at Skydive Hawaii, you can. Frank...

By Vincent (Community Manager) Shared on Tue, May 01st at 16:25

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Our cutaways are made up of refurbished parts from many PT6s. We ask that the engine be as close to a PT6A-67... http://t.co/wUrs8rOA
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RT @blackhawkxp: @PT6Nation Thank you! Blackhawk is proud to equip the turboprop fleet with the very best P&W! http://t.co/oFztlrFo
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@jetcitystar Hi! Not that we are aware of. Here is a video of the take off from St-Hubert, MTL. http://t.co/E3hSafik
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@AvWeekGuy @PT6Nation Anyone out there have any video of the 720 departure?
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@PT6Nation I wasn't able to answer your private message, you can share the video on PT6Nation, Facebook and Twitter
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