Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B is the exact turboprop identified by the U.S. Air Force for the C-12J Huron passenger and cargo airlift aircraft. The PT6A architecture uses reverse flow, a multi-stage compressor, a single-stage compressor turbine, an independent free power turbine, and an epicyclic reduction gearbox; the structured model rating is 874.2 kW, normalized from the Air Force source value of 1,173 shaft horsepower.
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- PT6A-65BPratt & Whitney PT6A-65B
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turboprop
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
- Status
- active
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- Description
- The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B is the exact turboprop identified by the U.S. Air Force for the C-12J Huron passenger and cargo airlift aircraft. The PT6A architecture uses reverse flow, a multi-stage compressor, a single-stage compressor turbine, an independent free power turbine, and an epicyclic reduction gearbox; the structured model rating is 874.2 kW, normalized from the Air Force source value of 1,173 shaft horsepower.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:07:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 19:33:09 UTC
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- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- The Air Force identifies two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-65B turboprop engines at 1,173 shaft horsepower each on the C-12J.
- Publisher
- Yokota Air Base, U.S. Air Force
- Title
- C-12 Huron