Canadian Air & Space Museum - Aircraft Engines / 09 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
Radial Engine Bill Maloney 11/6/2009 |
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Double Wasp Radial Engines at other aviation museums in the northeast |
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Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Double Wasp at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT |
Number of Cylinders: 14 Double Row Air Cooled Radial
Displacement: 2,800 ci
Bore: 5.5 inches
Stroke: 5.5 inches
Compression Ratio: 6.7:1
Aspiraton: Single Stage Supercharger
Weight: 1,430lbs
Length: 4 feet 10 inches
Diameter: 4 feet 0 inches
Output: 2,000hp at 2,400rpm
First Flight: 1932
Airframes used on: B-24 Liberator, C-47 Skytrain, F4F Wildcat, PBY Catalina
Cost: $