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Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35 Wasp Major, 4-Row, Radial 28 Engine

Click to open image viewer. Power rating: 2,088 kW (2,800 hp) at 2,700 rpm Dispacement: 71.5 L (4,360 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 146 mm (5.8 in.) x 152 mm (6.0 in.) The Wasp Major was Pratt & Whitney’s ...
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'It was thrilling': Historic military aircraft engine roars to life in St. Helena

A relic of military history roared to life on Tuesday morning in downtown St. Helena of all places. Mike Nieman fired up his Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major” radial engine, which was built to power ...
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Pratt & Whitney at 100: Making history – a century of innovation

It began with one man’s vision that the best airplane can only be designed around the best engine. That philosophy of Pratt & Whitney founder Frederick B Rentschler still applies today as the business ...
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Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major R-4360-B6, 4-rows, Radial 28 Engine

Bore and Stroke: 146 mm (5.8 in.) x 152 mm (6 in.) The Wasp Major was Pratt & Whitney Aircraft's last and largest piston engine. Its cylinders were in four rows, arranged in a spiral for better ...