New England Air Museum - Aircraft Engines / 25 Pratt & Whitney R1830 Twin Wasp Radial Engine
Bill Maloney
1/20/2009

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25 Pratt & Whitney R1830 Twin Wasp

25 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Radial Engine Specifications:

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Double Wasp Radial Engines at other aviation museums in the northeast
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Radial Engine
R-1830 Double Wasp at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp at the Canadian Air & Space Museum

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: $