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Airbus Selects Pratt & Whitney PW206B3 for H135 Navy Trainer Proposal

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Wednesday, March 6th, 2019

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Airbus Selects Pratt & Whitney PW206B3 for H135 Navy Trainer Proposal

Airbus' H135, the company's offering for the next-generation Navy trainer. (Jonny Carroll / Airbus Helicopters)

Airbus Helicopters has selected the Pratt & Whitney [UTX] PW206B3 engine to power its twin-engine H135 IFR-certified helicopter, which the company is offering as the U.S. Navy’s replacement trainer. “In partnership with Pratt & Whitney, Airbus is offering the Navy an enhanced training capability that will provide future naval aviators with the most realistic training available to prepare them for the fleet operations they will perform in more advanced aircraft,” said Chris Emerson, president of Airbus Helicopters. “We are proud…

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