Pratt & Whitney initiated design and development of the R-2800 Double Wasp, America’s first 18-cylinder radial engine, in 1936. With water injection and turbo-supercharging, the R-2800 produced more ...

Weighing in at 2,400 pounds each, the two PW R-2800 CB17 double-row radial engines are rated at 2,500 hp for takeoff up to 3,700 feet altitude, using 61.5 to 62.0 inches MAP, 2,800 rpm and ADI ...

Pratt & Whitney Is Celebrating Its 100th Birthday 100 years ago today, on July 22, 1925, Pratt & Whitney was incorporated. The defining achievement of its early years, the firm explains, was the ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Pratt and Whitney are flying high as they celebrate their centennial anniversary. For 100 years, Pratt and Whitney – an aircraft engine manufacturer has been ...

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has assigned its “histotric engineering landmark” designation to an engine Pratt & Whitney first designed in the 1920s.

Pioneer of radial engine design continues to build on its legacy of aircraft propulsion innovation EAST HARTFORD, Conn., July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX ...

GAMI’s G100UL Unleaded Fuel Successfully Powers Historic WWII Aircraft According to GAMI, the warbird’s 2000-hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine is the most powerful to fly on the ...

Pratt & Whitney initiated design and development of the R-2800 Double Wasp, America’s first 18-cylinder radial engine, in 1936. With water injection and turbo-supercharging, the R-2800 produced more ...

By October 1926, Pratt & Whitney's first 425-horsepower R-1340 Wasp engine had won the approval of the U.S. Navy, which ordered 200 engines to power its early carrier-based aircraft, paving the ...