Pratt & Whitney Donates Test Engine To CT Aero Tech School

East Hartford manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has donated a seven-ton Boeing 777 test engine to the Connecticut Aero Technical School. The company’s PW4098 commercial engine – the largest gas turbine engine ever built – will help Aero Tech students apply their electronics, electrical, hydraulics and mechanics training to real-world aviation and aerospace design, construction and maintenance challenges. Pictured, from left, are: Brad Fox, Norman Graham, and Gerald Howell, Aero Tech and Trade Technologies advisory committee members; Joseph Rheubeck, Charles Hilton, Roger Phillips, Valerie Stewart, and Todd St. Louis, CT Aero Tech; and Robert Rodriguez, Pratt & Whitney.