Paris 2011: P&WC To Power Africa’s First Indigenous Civil Turboprop
Pratt & Whitney Canada (Hall 4, F218) PT6As will power the first civil aircraft certified on the African continent, the company announced here in P

Pratt & Whitney Canada (Hall 4, F218) PT6As will power the first civil aircraft certified on the African continent, the company announced here in Paris. Developed by South Africa’s Aerosud, the two-seat airplane will serve in reconnaissance and surveillance roles.

Although assembly of the first prototype has already begun,  Contacted athis offices in South Africaoutside Pretoria, Paul Potgieter, Aerosud Holdings group managing director, Paul Potgieter told AIN he expectsed to officially launch the project in September., although assembly of the first prototype has already begun. “We are extremely proud to be Pratt & Whitney Canada’s first OEM customer on the African continent,” said Potgieter, speaking from his offices outside Pretoria.. “We look forward to a good, long-term relationship with P&WC.”