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  1. The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp is an American air-cooled radial aircraft engine. It displaces 1,830 cu in (30.0 L) and its bore and stroke are both 5.5 in (140 mm). The design traces its history to 1929 experiments at Pratt & Whitney on twin-row designs.

  2. Apr 24, 2020 · With a takeoff rating that, depending on model, ranged from 630 to 1,350 hp, The Twin Wasp was chosen to power numerous aircraft designs, most notably the Consolidated B-24, Douglas DC-3 and C-47, and Grumman F4F.

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  3. The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp was a 14 cylinder, double-row, air-cooled radial engine. Horsepower ranged from 800 hp to 1,350 hp depending on the model and configuration. More than 173,600 engines were produced and it was used in a range of aircraft that included the Douglas DC-3 DST, B-24 Liberator, Grumman F4F Wilcat and Curtiss P-36.

    • Double-row, Air-cooled radial
    • 1932
    • 14
    • 1,200 hp (895 kw)
  4. Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830-92 Radial Engine. Designed in 1930, the 14-cylinder, 597 kW (800 hp) Twin Wasp engine was first used in the Martin 130 China Clipper that inaugurated trans-Pacific commercial operations in 1935.

  5. The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engine was one of the most efficient and reliable engines of the 1930s. It was introduced in 1932 with an output of 750 hp—the final version produced 1,350 hp. From 1932 to 1951 a total of 173,618 engines were produced—a greater number than any other aircraft engine ever built.

  6. The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp was a fourteen cylinder twin row supercharged air cooled radial piston engine with power output varying from 800hp to 1,200hp dependent on the variant.

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  8. The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp was an American aircraft engine widely used in the 1930s and 1940s. Produced by Pratt & Whitney, it was a two-row, 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial design.

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