Pratt and Whitney R1830 Twin Wasp
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The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp was an American aircraft engine widely used in the 1930s and 1940s. It is a two-row, 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial design. A total of 173,618 R-1830 engines were built,and from their use in two of the most-produced aircraft ever built, the B-24 bomber and DC-3 transport, more Twin Wasps may have been built than any other aviation piston engine in history. An enlarged version with a slightly higher power rating was produced as the R-2000.
In Australia, the R-1830 was used on the CAC Boomerang, CAC Woomera, Bristol Beaufort, PBY Catalina, B24 Liberator and the Douglas DC-3 / C-47
The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp was an American aircraft engine widely used in the 1930s and 1940s. It is a two-row, 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial design. A total of 173,618 R-1830 engines were built,and from their use in two of the most-produced aircraft ever built, the B-24 bomber and DC-3 transport, more Twin Wasps may have been built than any other aviation piston engine in history. An enlarged version with a slightly higher power rating was produced as the R-2000.
In Australia, the R-1830 was used on the CAC Boomerang, CAC Woomera, Bristol Beaufort, PBY Catalina, B24 Liberator and the Douglas DC-3 / C-47
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TECHNICAL DATA
Cylinders Bore x Stroke Swept Volume Maximum Power Weight Carburettor Fuel System |
14 Cylinder two row supercharged air cooled radial 5.5 x 5.5 inch (139.7x139.7 mm) 1,829.4 cubic inches (30 litres) 1200 HP @ 2,700 RPM (takeoff) 1,250 lbs (567kgs) Single Speed Centrifugal Supercharger |
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