Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major

Producer: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company
Manufactured: 1944-1955
Units produced: 18,697
Cylinder Arrangement: four-star, 20-valve engine with reducer
Cooling: air
Cylinder bore: 146 mm
Stroke: 152 mm
Compression ratio: 6.70:1
Displacement: 71,488 dm3
Fuel mixture preparation: four-chamber Bendix-Stromberg PR-100B3 carburetor
Valves: one intake and one exhaust valve for each engine cylinder
Fuel: 108 / 135 octane
Supercharger: GE CHM-2 single stage turbocharger or mechanical compressor
Length: 2 451 mm
Diameter: 1 397 mm
Weight: 1 755 kg
Power: 3 500 hp at 2 700 rpm - at take-off
2 800 hp at 2 550 rpm at h= 1 070 m - increased cruise power
2,650 hp at 2,550 rpm at h= 2,600 m - cruise power
Note: water injection into the engine compressor
Used in aircraft: Convair B-36, Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Martin AM-1 Mauler, Northrop XB-35,
Goodyear F2G and Republic XP-72



Sources used:
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http://www.shanaberger.com/engines/R-4360.htm
www.ellsworth.af.mil
www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
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Fotografie motoru Pratt & Whitney R-4360
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Motor Pratt & Whitney R-4360, exponát Národného múzea USAF na leteckej základni Wright-Patterson v Daytone, Ohiu.





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