Pratt & Whitney Engines Power New Aircraft for USAF Thunderbirds Squadron; Set for...

Pratt & Whitney Engines Power New Aircraft for USAF Thunderbirds Squadron; Set
for Flyover at Super Bowl XLIII

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The United States Air
Force's Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron will debut their newly
upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcons during a fly-over at Super Bowl XLIII on
Sunday. The Thunderbirds' new squadron of 11 F-16s is powered by Pratt &
Whitney's F100-PW-229 engine, providing the world's premier demonstration
squadron with a faster, more agile flying experience while continuing to offer
dependable single engine safety. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies
Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.

The Thunderbird team begins the 2009 calendar in Tampa, Florida, when Air
Force pilots will perform a Pratt & Whitney-powered flyover at Raymond James
Stadium prior to the kickoff of Super Bowl XLIII between the Arizona Cardinals
and the Pittsburgh Steelers. More than 148 million viewers watched last
year's game, which was also seen live by 71,000 spectators, making it the most
watched Super Bowl of all time. This year's championship should provide the
Thunderbirds and Pratt & Whitney with one of the largest single-event
audiences in history.

"Pratt & Whitney is very proud to see America's best pilots choose to fly
aircraft powered by our F100 engine," said Tom Farmer, President of Pratt &
Whitney's Military Engine Division. "Spectators have been amazed by the
Thunderbirds for 55 years, and we're very proud to be a part of their storied
tradition. Whether Air Force pilots are flying the T-6, F-15, F-16, F-22,
C-17, or the latest F-35, we want them know that Pratt & Whitney is standing
proudly beside them as we have for more than 85 years."

Pratt & Whitney engines also powered the Thunderbirds' previous version of the
F-16C Fighting Falcon making it the longest tenured aircraft/engine
combination in the Thunderbirds' history. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in
the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion
systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford,
Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and
services to the global aerospace and commercial building industries.

Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
860.557.0122
erin.dick@pw.utc.com

Jennifer Whitlow
Pratt & Whitney
1.860.565.9600
jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com

SOURCE Pratt & Whitney

Erin Dick, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, +1-860-557-0122,
erin.dick@pw.utc.com or Jennifer Whitlow, Pratt & Whitney, +1-860-565-9600,
jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com