Strange 747/Pratt & Whitney project

On Jan 19, 2:51*pm, JJ wrote:
More_Flaps wrote:
My first guess extra electrical power generation, the second high
atltude tests.

Cheers

Mine was as an APU for the latest pulsed beam toys. You would want the loads
to be separate from any of the rest of the AC.

JJ

That sounds more reasonable. What would be the max output in Kw?

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

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

On Jan 29, 10:32*am, Tech Support wrote:
Ricky

Anything you can report yet?

Have a nice day.

Big John

Actually, as a new mechanic at my place of employment I just
discovered that I am not supposed to be talking about things like this
online or in person to anybody.
If anyone from my workplace happens to be following this thread you
are free to contact me in person and discuss this with me.
Being new, I was not aware of the hush policy on our work. This is
simply the mistake of a newbie and I will cease to discuss this
project.
As an airplane enthusiast and pilot I am more predisposed to talk
about things at my work like this than many of my co-workers would be.
Sorry, of course I'd like to talk more about it, but I must honor the
policy of my workplace.
I do apologise for bringing this up in the first place and then sorta
leaving some of you hanging but, as I said, this newbie made a little
error.
It is mentioned in this thread that there seems to be some more info
online regarding this plane, beyond that, I must zip it.

Sorry,

Ricky

On Feb 1, 1:43*pm, wrote:

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-

Yeah, there is some good info in black & white there that's NOT from
my workplace, whew!
Wow, turboprops on a 747...who woulda thought? Wink, wink...

Ricky