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Friday, March 19, 2021
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: The Many Aircraft Powered by the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major Engine
Twenty-eight cylinders in four rows, 71.5 litres displacement, supercharged, optionally turbocharged, output power 3.2 megawatts (4300 horsepower): the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major was the largest displacement piston aircraft engine mass produced in the United States. It powered more than 25 aircraft types, including the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, the B-36 bomber, Northrop YB-35 flying wing, and Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules (“Spruce Goose”).
Posted at March 19, 2021 15:54