Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
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| R-1340 Wasp | |
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| The first Pratt & Whitney Wasp | |
| Type | Radial engine |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney |
| First run | 29 December 1925 |
| Major applications | Boeing 247 de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter North American T-6 Texan Sikorsky H-19 Sikorsky S-38 |
| Number built | 34,966 |
| Developed into | Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior |
The Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp was an aircraft engine of the reciprocating type that was widely used in American aircraft from the 1920s onward. It was the Pratt & Whitney aircraft company's first engine, and the first of the famed Wasp series.[1] It was a single-row, nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial design, and displaced 1,344 cubic inches (22 L); bore and stroke were both 5.75 in (146 mm). A total of 34,966 engines were produced.[2]
As well as numerous types of fixed-wing aircraft, it was used to power helicopters, the Agusta-Bell AB.102 and the Sikorsky H-19, and a class of airship, the K-class blimp.
Contents
Variants
Note: R for Radial and 1340 for 1340 cubic inch displacement.
- R-1340-7
- 450 hp (340 kW), 600 hp (450 kW)
- R-1340-8
- 425 hp (317 kW)
- R-1340-9
- 450 hp (340 kW), 525 hp (391 kW)
- R-1340-16
- 550 hp (410 kW)
- R-1340-17
- 525 hp (391 kW)
- R-1340-19
- 600 hp (450 kW)
- R-1340-19F
- 600 hp (450 kW)
- R-1340-21G
- 550 hp (410 kW)
- R-1340-22
- 550 hp (410 kW)
- R-1340-23
- 575 hp (429 kW)
- R-1340-30
- 550 hp (410 kW)
- R-1340-31
- 550 hp (410 kW)
- R-1340-33
- 600 hp (450 kW)
- R-1340-48
- 600 hp (450 kW)
- R-1340-49
- 600 hp (450 kW)
- R-1340-AN1
- 550 hp (410 kW), 600 hp (450 kW)
- R-1340-AN2
- 550 hp (410 kW), 3:2 geared prop shaft
- R-1340-B
- 450 hp (340 kW)
- R-1340-D
- 500 hp (370 kW)
- R-1340-S1D1
- 525 hp (391 kW)
- R-1340-S1H1-G
- 550 hp (410 kW), 600 hp (450 kW)
- R-1340-S3H1
- 600 hp (450 kW)
- R-1340-T1D1
- 520 hp (390 kW)
Applications
R-1340 powered Curtiss SOC Seagull
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Engines on display
- There is a Wasp A and three Wasp C's on display at the New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.[4][5][6][7]
Specifications (R-1340-S1H1-G)
Pratt & Whitney R-1340 installed in a T-6 Texan
Data from Jane's.[8]
General characteristics
- Type: Nine-cylinder single-row supercharged air-cooled radial engine
- Bore: 5.75 in (146 mm)
- Stroke: 5.75 in (146 mm)
- Displacement: 1,344 in3 (22 L)
- Diameter: 51.75 in (1.314 m)
- Dry weight: 930 lb (422 kg)
Components
- Valvetrain: Two overhead valves per cylinder
- Supercharger: Single-speed centrifugal type supercharger, 1:10 step-up
- Fuel system: Two-barrel Stromberg carburetor
- Fuel type: 91 octane rating gasoline
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
- Reduction gear: 3:2
Performance
- Power output: 600 hp (447 kW) at 2,250 rpm at 6,200 ft (1,890 m)
- Specific power: 0.45 hp/in³ (20.3 kW/L)
- Compression ratio: 6:1
- Power-to-weight ratio: 0.65 hp/lb (1.05 kW/kg)
See also
- Related development
- Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior
- Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior
- Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ↑ Gunston 1989, p.114.
- ↑ Pratt&Whitney R-1340 page Retrieved: 25 October 2008
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- ↑ http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1119 "Pratt & whitney R-1340 Wasp A"
- ↑ http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1113 "Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp C Cutaway"
- ↑ http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1120 "Pratt & Whitney R-1340-0 Wasp C"
- ↑ http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1122 "Pratt & Whitney Roscoe Turner R-1340 Wasp Engine"
- ↑ Bridgman 1994, p. 81d.
Bibliography
- Bridgman, Leonard. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1945-46. Hammersmith, London: HarperCollinsPublishers (1994 reprint). ISBN 000 470831-8
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pratt & Whitney R-1340. |
- "Index of Wasp & R-1340 Designated Engines", a scanned Pratt & Whitney reference document from 1956 detailing the different Wasp versions, their specifications, and the aircraft they were installed in.
- Pratt & Whitney's R-1340 page
