New England Air Museum - Aircraft Engines / 01 Wright R-3350 Cyclone
Bill Maloney
1/20/2009

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01WrightR3350Cyclone

01 Wright R-3350 Cyclone

Wright Cyclone R-3350-23 Radial Engine Specifications:

Wright R-3350 Radial Engine
Another Wright R-3350 Radial Engine at the RCAF Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada

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