Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine

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The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp is a widely used American 14-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine of the World War II era, powering numerous fighters, bombers, and transport aircraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine
piston engine
radial engine
applicationRole bomber powerplant
maritime patrol powerplant
transport powerplant
bore 5.5 inches
configuration 14-cylinder radial
coolingSystem air-cooled
countryOfOrigin United States
cylinderArrangement two-row radial
displacement 1830 cubic inches
era World War II
family Pratt & Whitney Wasp series
firstRun 1932
fuelType aviation gasoline
ignitionSystem dual ignition
introduced early 1930s
manufacturer Pratt & Whitney
notableApplication Consolidated B-24 Liberator (early variants)
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas DC-3
Grumman F4F Wildcat (early variants)
linked to: Grumman F4F Wildcat

Short Sunderland (some variants)
Vought SB2U Vindicator
notableFeature high reliability
wide operational use
notableFor being one of the most produced aircraft engines of World War II
numberOfCylinders 14
powerOutputRange 800 to 1200 horsepower
productionStatus out of production
stroke 5.5 inches
successor Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
supercharging single-stage supercharger
usedBy Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
multiple Allied air forces
usedInAircraftType bomber aircraft
fighter aircraft
transport aircraft
usedInConflict World War II
valvetrain single overhead cam per row

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
Grumman F4F Wildcat engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
Douglas TBD Devastator engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radial engine
linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
Douglas C-47 Skytrain engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
Seversky P-35 powerplant Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
PB4Y-2 Privateer engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
Saab 18 powerplant Pratt & Whitney R‑1830 Twin Wasp
linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
Pratt & Whitney Wasp inspiredDevelopmentOf Pratt & Whitney R‑1830 Twin Wasp
linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
Dakota engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
Douglas C-47 Skytrain powerplant Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radial engines
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linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine