Check 6 Revisits: RTX's Pratt & Whitney Marks 100 Years

In this special anniversary episode of Check 6 Revisits, Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy and Aviation Week editors Guy Norris and Christine Boynton delve into the engine-maker's achievements over its first century. This episode explores how Pratt & Whitney's propulsion innovations have made it a global powerhouse, navigating highs and lows throughout the decades—and all dating back to a revolutionary little engine developed in a former Connecticut tobacco warehouse space.

Visit Pratt & Whitney's website to learn more about a century of innovation.

Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles relating to this podcast here:

• New Radial Engine Ready Soon (Jan. 11, 1926)
• The Pratt and Whitney Wasp Engine (Feb. 15, 1926)
• AF Permits First Look at P&WA J57 (Nov. 16, 1953)
• Pratt & Whitney Evolves Turbofan From J57 Program (Jan. 26, 1959)
• P&W Comes Back—Strong (March 13, 1950)
• Power Pioneer: Pratt & Whitney's First Century (July 22, 2025)