Double Wasp

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Double Wasp is the nickname for the Pratt & Whitney R-2800, a powerful American 18-cylinder radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters and bombers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pratt & Whitney R-2800 ⓘ
aircraft engine ⓘ
piston engine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp ⓘ
application bombers ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
patrol aircraft ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ
bore 5.75 inches ⓘ
compressionRatio varied by model ⓘ
configuration 18-cylinder radial ⓘ
coolingSystem air-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
cylinderArrangement two-row radial ⓘ
displacement 2800 cubic inches ⓘ
45.9 liters ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
firstRun 1937 ⓘ
fuelType avgas ⓘ
ignitionSystem dual ignition ⓘ
introduced 1940 ⓘ
manufacturer Pratt & Whitney ⓘ
notableFor high power-to-weight ratio ⓘ
reliability in combat operations ⓘ
widespread use in U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft ⓘ
numberOfCylinders 18 ⓘ
powerOutputRange from about 1,500 hp to over 2,400 hp ⓘ
productionPeriod late 1930s to early 1950s ⓘ
rowsOfCylinders 2 ⓘ
stroke 6 inches ⓘ
supercharging single-stage supercharger ⓘ
two-stage supercharger ⓘ
usedBy Allied air forces ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedInAircraft Boeing 314 Clipper ⓘ
Douglas A-26 Invader ⓘ
Douglas C-54 Skymaster ⓘ
Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman F7F Tigercat ⓘ
Grumman TBF Avenger (later variants) ⓘ
linked to: Grumman TBF Avenger

Martin B-26 Marauder ⓘ
Northrop P-61 Black Widow ⓘ
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
Vought F4U Corsair ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
valvetrain overhead valve ⓘ

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