Evening star., 1943-10-07
MONTHLY SHIPMENTS HIT
100000 HORSEPOWER
Prott & Whitney's Own Output
Now Exceeds All Germony's
At Nozi Peak

EAST HARTFORD, CoNN-Mre en-.
glne horsepower was produced by the Pratt &
Whitney Aircraft division of United Aircraft
Corporation in August than has ever been
turned out in one month by any one engine
plant anywhere in the world
This was revealed by H. Mansfield Horner,
general manager, as thousands of EMPLOYEES
celebrated the shipment OF the 100OOOth Pratt
Whitney engine at special between shifts
ceremonies, September a. Mr. Horner was
introduced by Eugene E. Wilson, vice chair
man and president OF United Aircraft.
1t took 16 years from 1925 to January,
1941, to produce the first $4,000 engines. In
less than three years, Pratt & Whitney has
built 4, 900 more
High-ranking military officials together
with IS odd timers, members Of the orig
lnal band Of 25 who built the first Wasp en-
CINE years ago, heard Mr.. Horner announce
that during August OF this year Pratt & Whit
ney shipped 100000 horsepower in aircraft
engines. This is more horsepower, according
to military experts, than was produced BY the
entire German aircraft engine industry at its
peak.
Costs Cut BY 30 Per Cent
Employees also learned that since Nav,
1910, when the President called for 10000 air
planes they have turned out 100000
horsepower. While doing this, Pratt & Whit
ney has been able TO reduce production costs
by about so per cent. For August alone. Mr..
Horner explained, this means that We have
saved the Government-and that means YOU
and all other taXpayers-aImost S20000000."
The l0O000;h engine was a 2OOO-horse-
power Double Wasp. the most powerful air
craft engine in quantity use on the fighting
fronts today.
The No. / Wasp 4l0-horsepower engine,
was displayed alongside No. 100000 in
front OF the speakers stand It was borrowed
for the occasion from the Navy's permanent
exhibit at Franklin Institute at PhiiadeIphia.
It's performance, Mr. Horner said, led the
Navy to standardize on air-cooIed engines.
As need for more power was indicated for
the future, Pratt & Whitney engineers pre-
pared.
This cOuntrvs entrance into World War
II found seven basic types of Pratt & Whit
ney engines fully developed and in guam
tity production, ranging from $50 to 1000
horsepower. A hint Of what those same en-
gineers have developed for tomorrow's air.
craft was provided by third engine. dwarf
ing the others but under tarpauln and
heavily guarded.
Flexible Production Maintained
In the past, Mr. Horner said engines have
kept rolling out in ever increasing quantities
despite the fact that it frequently has been
necessary to shift emphasis from one to an
other OF the seven basic types built here as
strategic requirements shifted. In addition it
has been necessary continuously to refine and
improve these basic types. This has enabled
Pratt & Whitney's six licensees each to con-
centrate on single frozen model.
The engine builders listened intentlv as Mr..
Horner told how Pratt & Whitney is now pre-
pairing to meet needs for greater horsepower
and warned of the tough assignments in the
months ahead when they will be expected to
extend their leadership.
I'VE are hearing the call for even bigger
and better engines. he declared THAT means
more retooling and more change over It's our
job and no one else can do it for US don't
think we want anyone else to do it for us II
will be another tough assignment but we've all
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