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Old February 1st 09, 07:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Strange 747/Pratt & Whitney project

On Jan 29, 11:32*am, Tech Support wrote:
Ricky

Anything you can report yet?

Have a nice day.

Big John

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On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:22:29 -0800 (PST), Ricky

wrote:
We are installing a PT-6 on the top or on the nose of a 747! Can't
tell you where or what company.
Can you figure out why we would be doing such a thing?
Doesn't a 747 go much faster than anything running a PT-6?
We really don't know why this project is happening so I would
appreciate hearing your guesses.


Thanks,


Ricky


If you go to
http://www.pwc.ca/en/news-events/press/details/913910
it mentions the B747SP that will be used for flight testing of all
P&W engines. I assume they used a 747 so it could handle
the big ones?

rick