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Bill Maloney
6/16/2008

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12 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Radial Engine

12 Pratt & Whitney R-2800

Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Radial Engine Specifications:

More Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp Radial Engines at other
Aviation Museums in the northeast
Pratt & Witney R-2800 Radial Engine Pratt & Witney R-2800
Another Pratt & Witney R-2800 Radial Engine at Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY R-2800 Double Wasp at Naval Air Station Wildwood in Rio Grande, NJ
Pratt & Witney R-2800 Radial Engine Pratt & Witney R-2800 Radial Engine
A Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp Radial Engine at the American Air Power Museum in Farmingdale, NY One more Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp Radial Engine at the New England Air Museum near Hartford, CT
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Radial Aircraft Engine
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Radial Engine at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY Another Pratt & Witney R-2800 Radial Engine at the MAPS Air Museum in North Canton, OH

Number of Cylinders: 18 Double Row Air Cooled Radial
Displacement: 2,800 ci
Bore: 5.8 inches
Stroke: 6 inches
Compression Ratio: 6.8:1
Aspiraton: Single Stage Supercharger
Weight: 2,300lbs
Length: inches
Diameter: 52 inches
Output: 2,000hp at 2,400rpm
First Flight: 1939
Airframes used on: F4U Corsair, F-6F Hellcat, P-47 Thunderbolt, DC-8, C-69
Cost: $