Air Mobility Command Museum - Aircraft Engines / 27 Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp
Bill Maloney
4/30/2008

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27 Pratt & Whitney R2000 Twin Wasp

27 Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp

Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp Radial Engine Specifications:

Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Double Wasp Radial Engine
Another Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp Radial Engine at the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY

Number of Cylinders : 14 cylinders in two rows, air cooled radial
Displacement:
2,000 ci
Bore:
5.75 inches
Stroke:
5.5 inches
Compression Ratio:
6.5:1
Aspiraton:
Single Speed Supercharger
Fuel: 100/130 Octane Aviation Gas
Weight:
1,600lbs
Length:
60 inches
Diameter:
49 inches
Output: 1,450hp at 2,700rpm
First Flight : 1942
Airframes used on:
Douglas DC-4, DeHavilland DHC-4 Caribou, Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Cost: $