The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp powered some of America's most iconic WWII fighters ✈️ This 18-cylinder radial engine was the first air-cooled engine to produce 2,000 horsepower, powering legendary WWII fighters like the F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat, and P-47 Thunderbolt. Over 125,000 were built between 1939-1960, and remarkably, some of these engines are still flying today; 88 years after their first introduction. At our Broomfield campus, our AMT students are able explore how an R-2800 engi

To help you get your gears in motion this week, here’s the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major” with up to 3,500 hp. This 28-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine in Hangar 4 can also be found on such aircraft at Pima as the B-50 Superfortress, B-36 Peacemaker, C-97 Stratofreighter, C-119 Flying Boxcar, and C-124 Globemaster II. Music by Sam Marshall - Colors | Pima Air and Space Museum

THE PRATT & WHITNEY R-4360 has FOUR ROWS OF 28 CYLINDERS!! 🤯 “It is the largest-displacement aviation piston engine to be mass-produced in the United States, and at 4,300 hp the most powerful.” 💪 It was used in a variety of aircrafts from “Spruce Goose” to B-50 Superfortress. #boeing #pilot #aviation #engine #aircraft #cylinder #piston #suck #bang #boom #blow | Aviatress Alyssa

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