Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B is a PT6A-family turboprop model listed for the Pilatus PC-21. EASA IM.E.038 describes this series with a two-stage reduction gearbox, five-stage gas-generator compressor (four axial and one centrifugal), single annular combustion chamber, single-stage gas-generator turbine, and two-stage axial power turbine; for PT6A-68B it records 1,194 kW maximum continuous and take-off shaft power and 1,014 N jet thrust.
Identity
- Aliases
- PT6A-68BPratt & Whitney PT6A-68B
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turboprop
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B
- Status
- active
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- Description
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B is a PT6A-family turboprop model listed for the Pilatus PC-21. EASA IM.E.038 describes this series with a two-stage reduction gearbox, five-stage gas-generator compressor (four axial and one centrifugal), single annular combustion chamber, single-stage gas-generator turbine, and two-stage axial power turbine; for PT6A-68B it records 1,194 kW maximum continuous and take-off shaft power and 1,014 N jet thrust.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:58:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 19:19:05 UTC
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- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- Pratt & Whitney lists PT6A-68B for the Pilatus PC-21.
- Publisher
- Pratt & Whitney Canada
- Title
- PT6A Engine
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-22
- Note
- EASA IM.E.038 lists PT6A-68B with PT6A-68C, -68D, and -68T at 1,194 kW maximum continuous and take-off shaft power; this value is normalized into the model's shaftPowerKw field.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- EASA.IM.E.038 — Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68 series engines