Pratt Whitney, From Secret Project Suntan To The J58 That Powered The Blackbird, To Space. PART 1

The history of Pratt Whitney, starting with the secret project Suntan, to the J58 turbojet that powered Skunk Works SR71, A12 Blackbird, to the F100 turbojet, all the way to space, PART 1. PART 2: The video covers 40 years, from the mid50s to the end of the 90s, some of the most remarkable times of this company. Pratt Whitney is an American aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies). Pratt Whitney s aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation (especially airlines) and military aviation. Its headquarters are in East Hartford, Connecticut. The company is the world s secondlargest commercial aircraft engine manufacturer, with a 35 market share as of 2020. In addition to aircraft engines, Pratt Whitney manufactures gas turbine engines for industrial use, marine propulsion, and power generation. In 2017, the company r