United Air Lines had 746 kW (1,000 hp) Twin Wasps installed in their Douglas DC-3As, which went into service in 1937. Other airlines also used Twin Wasp DC-3As, and 9,600 were built for the military ...

"Pratt & Whitney's legacy of innovation, revolutionizing aviation and building dependable engines began with the Wasp in 1925 and continues today with the Geared Turbofan engines," said John Koza ...

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 ...

Pratt & Whitney's Wasp engine was officially designated as a historic engineering landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in a ceremony held recently at the New England Air ...

PHOTO | Contributed The R-1340 Wasp engine was built to be dependable. More than 90 years later, the engine that helped build Pratt & Whitney, and changed the aviation industry, is being named a ...

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 ...

Pratt & Whitney reports that 85,000 of its engines are in service around the world now. Much of this is due to the Wasp's success, just like the company's later JT3.

Founded in 1925 by Frederick Rentschler, who formerly was the president of Wright Aeronautical, Pratt & Whitney became the world’s biggest aero-engine company. By 1930, its first engines, the Wasp and ...