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GE To Build Engine for Textron T-prop in Czech Republic
Facility is expected to open in 2020 to develop and manufacture new turboprop engines in the 1,000 to 2,000-shp range.
GE Aviation will develop and manufacture its 1,300-shp advanced turboprop for the new Textron Aviation single-engine turboprop—shown here in a shadowed image—at a planned Center of Excellence in the Czech Republic. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
GE Aviation will develop and manufacture its 1,300-shp advanced turboprop for the new Textron Aviation single-engine turboprop—shown here in a shadowed image—at a planned Center of Excellence in the Czech Republic. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

GE Aviation will build the advanced turboprop engine for Textron Aviation’s new turboprop single at a development, test and engine production headquarters planned in the Czech Republic. Dubbed the GE Turboprop Center of Excellence, the facility is expected to open in 2020 to develop and manufacture new turboprop engines in the 1,000- to 2,000-shp range, including the 1,300-shp powerplant for Textron Aviation’s turboprop single that was officially launched in November.