Pratt & Whitney PT1

PT1
Type Free-piston gas turbine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Pratt & Whitney
First run 1943
Status Cancelled



The Pratt & Whitney PT1 (US military designation T32) was a free-piston gas turbine project developed in the early 1940s.[1] The project never progressed beyond ground test units, and was cancelled in 1945 in favor of developing the PT2 (T34) turboprop.[2] The development of the PT1 gave Pratt & Whitney engineers valuable experience in designing gas turbines that it would later apply to projects that resulted in the Pratt & Whitney JT3 turbojet engine.[2]

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  1. Connors, p. 167.
  2. 1 2 Connors, p. 171.
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