GE Aviation Takes On a Titan with New Turboprop
GE is launching new 850- to 1,650-shp turboprop family that targets a market dominated by the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6.
GE Aviation is looking to take on Pratt & Whitney Canada’s venerable PT6 line with the launch of a new 850- to 1,650-shp turboprop family, and its first key win under its belt. GE Aviation formally launched the first entry of the still unnamed family, a 1,300-shp turboprop, which will power Textron Aviation’s new single-engine turboprop (SETP). The Textron Aviation SETP contract, which Brad Mottier, v-p and general manager of GE Aviation’s Business and General Aviation and Integrated Systems division, said was the biggest program win in his 35-year aviation career, came in the face of fierce competition among a number of engine suppliers, including those not currently in the turboprop market.
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