Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830-64 Twin Wasp
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Manufacturer: | Pratt & amp; Whitney |
Produced: | from 1932 - 1951 |
Made/Number built: | 173 618 (all versions) |
Basic design: | Twoteen-cylinder Two row radial |
Cooling: | by air/Air-cooled |
Displacement/Capacity (dm3): | 29,978 |
Bore (B) (mm): | 139,7 |
Stroke (mm): | 139.7 |
Compression ratio: | 6,5: 1 |
Valves/Valvetrain | (OHV) dva na Each cylinder/Two overhead valves per cylinder |
Carburation or injection: | Stromberg double carburetor |
Fuel: | octane number/Octane No 81/87 |
Filling cylinders/Mixture charging: | - |
Length (mm): | 1 532 |
Diameter/Diameter (mm): | 1 220 |
Weight (kg): | 527 |
Power/Ratings (hp/hp): | 900 hp on takeoff 850 horses in h = 2 438 m |
Note: | propeller drive via reducer |
Usage: | Douglas TBD-1 Devastator |
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wapedia.mobi.
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