The Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp was a powerhouse of aviation during World War II, and its legacy still resonates today. This remarkable engine, designed for durability and versatility, ...

Push-pull engine configurations have been a feature on some military aircraft since the First World War. One of the earliest examples was the Kennedy Giant, an experimental British heavy bomber ...

In East Hartford, Conn, last week a two-year-old Vought Corsair biplane scuttled along a runway, picked up its tail and leaped aloft after an amazingly short take-off run of 50 yd. The pilot ...

The Wasp Jr. R-985 was the third engine type designed by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, following the Wasp R-1340 and Hornet R-1690, all of which were nine-cylinder engines. The Wasp Jr. was virtually a ...

The Wasp engine roared as mud sloshed under the wheels of the crimson red Vega. Earhart described the takeoff in an article she wrote for National Geographic thusly: “The plane did exactly as ...

Aviation machinists work on the Twin Wasp radial engines of an amphibious PBY-5A Catalina on the East Coast during World War II.

The latest, wildest version of the Manx to launch is the Tarmac Touring Edition, which debuted during Monterey Car Week with a radial aircraft engine. Yeah, you read that right.

Weird Met Awesome and This 3-Cylinder LS-Based Radial-Engine Meyers Manx Is Their Baby. A vision so strange and cool that it could only come from the combined brains of a dune buggy maker and an ...

The T-6 Texan has been in service of the U.S. military since before World War 2 It can reach a top speed over 200 mph and is powered by the Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial engine which produces ...

Radial engines may have been the better option during WW2 for military fighter planes, ... The largest radial engine ever to enter service, the Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major R-4360-59B, ...