   pratt & whitney is an american aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. it is a subsidiary of united technologies corporation (utc). pratt & whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation (especially airlines) and military aviation. its headquarters are in east hartford, connecticut."contact us." pratt & whitney. retrieved on january 7, 2011. "corporate headquarters pratt & whitney 400 main street east hartford, ct 06108." as one of the "big three" aero-engine manufacturers, it competes with general electric and rolls-royce, although it has also formed joint ventures with both of these companies. in addition to aircraft engines, pratt & whitney manufactures gas turbines for industrial and power generation, and marine turbines. as of 2014, the company reported having 31,500 employees supporting more than 11,000 customers in 180 countries around the world. in 2013, pratt & whitney's revenue totaled $14.5 billion. ==history== ===early history=== thumb|right|upright=1.25|evolution of the pratt & whitney eagle logos in april 1925, frederick rentschler, an ohio native and former executive at wright aeronautical, was determined to start an aviation-related business of his own., chapter 2. his social network included edward deeds, another prominent ohioan of the early aviation industry, and frederick's brother gordon rentschler, both of whom were on the board of niles bement pond, then one of the largest machine tool corporations in the world. frederick rentschler approached these men as he sought capital and assets for his new venture. deeds and g. rentschler persuaded the board of niles bement pond that their pratt & whitney machine tool (p&wmt) subsidiary of hartford, connecticut, should provide the funding and location to build a new aircraft engine being developed by rentschl
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