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| RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Museum - Aircraft Engines / 17 Wright R-3350 Turbo Compound Radial Engine
Bill Maloney 3/5/2010 |
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| Another Wright R-3350 Radial Engine at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT |
Number of Cylinders : 18 in two rows of 9 each
Displacement: 3,347 ci
Bore: 6.125 inches
Stroke: 6.312 inches
Compression Ratio: 6.5:1
Aspiraton: Twin turbosuperchargers
Weight: 1,300lbs
Length: 78 inches
Diameter: 55 inches
Output: 2,200hp, 2,500hp war emergency
First Flight : 1942
Airframes used on: Boeing B-29, Douglas A-1 Skyraider, Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Lockheed Constellation, Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Cost: $
Here's a rather humorous Wright R3350 Youtube Video showing the big Wright Radial being used to pull a tractor. Another Youtube Wright R-3350 Radial Engine Video with a great startup sequence.