Evening star., 1943-10-07
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Delivers 100,000th Engine
August Production Record CinaxeS IS Year Struggle
RENTSCHLER TELLS HOW
INDUSTRY MET WAR NEEDS
Wilson Stotes Employment
Is Only Real Security
In Peoce Or War

EAST HARTFORD, Constitutional
defense has been recognized as an obligation
by Pratt K Whitney Aircraft since the first
Wasp engine was built Is years ago, and
military requirements have been the basis of
Developments by the organization, Frederick
B. Rentscher, chairman of United Aircraft
Corporation, told employees at a ceremony
celebrating shipment of the 100 000th Pratt &
Whitney engine.
In introducing Mr.. Rentschler, Eugene T.
Wilson, vice chairman and president of
United Aircraft Corporation, paid tribute to
the founders of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. In
helping prepare the United States for the de-
tense OF freedom and democracy, the company
gave employment to over 75 900 persons in the
past years. Employment" Mr.. Wilson en-
phasized, provides the only real security
social security in time of peace and national
security in time of war
National defense and the aviation industry
are closely related AT any time" Mr.. Rent
schler SAID "our aviation industry must be
ready in all emergency with types of equip
ment recognizing no superior, and in addition,
be capable as an industry of quick expansion.
In our opinion the aviation industry has sue
cessfuly met both of these objectives.' The
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics and the Army
Air Forces have always cooperated closely to
strengthen the industry. without their SYM
pathetic support and guidance, there could not
have been an aviation industry"
Opportunities Still Exist Aplenty
Il q A Z.
demonstrates that opportunities still exist
aplenty in our American way of life Mr..
Rentschler stated. Eighteen years ago, II men
arrived in Hart ford proposing to develop
new type of air-cooled radial engine and to
build new business. They paved the way for
a development which not only has left its
imprint on this community, but has become
most important factor in national defense.
The original Wasp engine. which they de-
veloped in record time, set new world stand
ard for power weight and dependablity. 1t
was primary factor III making possible mill
tary and commercial airplane designs which
raised American aviation in the late Twentes
to unchallenged world supremacy
'In my opinion" Mr.. Rentschler asserted,
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft has never since re-
linquished its leadership. Night and day Pratt
4 Whitney equipped bombers and transport
planes are engaged all over the world in the
most hazardous kind of flying operations"
lie said. 7s,
Create New Wasp Engine 1S'
From the beginning, Pratt & Whitney Air
craft has en- joyed continuity Of management
Today the same men who designed the
original Wasp have created an addition to
the Wasp family which they believe will be
the most important engineering contribution
of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft to the winning
of war. Mr.. Rentscher did not disclose the
size or power of the new engine but he did
declare that it will again lead the world into
the realm of still higher horsepower and air
plane per formance"
There has been continuity of purpose,
determination, integrity, and character rum
ming through the entire history of the COM
pany," Mr.. Rentschler said. "By aiming high,
and then meeting Our seemingly impossible
objectives, leadership and accomplishment be-
came matter of expected fact, he explained
Through all the years that followed this
type of performance became thoroughly in
doctrinated into Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
even though our original group of Is has
now been expanded to tens of thousands of
employees. I have often referred to this as
Pratt & Whitnev's priceless heritage"