Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum - Aircraft Engines / 05 Pratt & Whitney R-2800
Bill Maloney 4/7/2008 |
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05 Pratt & Whitney R-2800
More Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp Radial Engines at other Aviation Museums in the northeast |
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Another Pratt & Witney R-2800 Radial Engine at Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY | R-2800 Double Wasp at Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY |
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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 |
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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: $