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Old 5th Aug 2011, 11:01
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Which were originally designed to pump oil in Canada
Then became the core of an aircraft APU!

The -20 is old, a bit temperature sensitive and prone to chewing up hot sections, compared to later PT6s including the -27/-34 family and it's derivitives.

The Cessna 425 uses -112's that are nicely derated to only 450 ESHP. Fit a Shadin ECTM and monitor trends, regular compressor washes, boroscope at regular intervals and the engines should be totally trouble free.
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