Pratt and Whitney R1340 Wasp
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The Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp was an aircraft engine of the reciprocating type that was widely used in American aircraft from the 1920s onward. It was the Pratt & Whitney aircraft company's first engine, and the first of the famed Wasp series. It was a single-row, nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial design.
A total of 34,966 engines were produced and in the RAAF they were fitted to the CAC Wirraway and later the CAC Ceres.
The Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp was an aircraft engine of the reciprocating type that was widely used in American aircraft from the 1920s onward. It was the Pratt & Whitney aircraft company's first engine, and the first of the famed Wasp series. It was a single-row, nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial design.
A total of 34,966 engines were produced and in the RAAF they were fitted to the CAC Wirraway and later the CAC Ceres.
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Nine cylinder single row supercharged air cooled radial engine 5.75 x 5.75 inch (146x146 mm) 1,344 cubic inches (22 litres) 600 HP @ 2,250 RPM 930 lbs (422 kgs) With Centrifugal Supercharger |
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