50K views · 902 reactions | Wasp Nest Inside WWII Hurricane Engine?!...

The R-1340 Wasp A engine was recently named an engineering landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The evening centered on a celebration of the past, while also looking to the future. Technologies change. Engines change. But the creative spirit of those who worked, and work, at Pratt & Whitney … does not. #ASMElandmark #history #innovation #avgeek | Pratt & Whitney

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2.2K views · 135 reactions | To help you get your gears in motion this week, here’s the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major” with up to 3,500 hp. This 28-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine in Hangar 4 can also be found on such aircraft at Pima as the B-50 Superfortress, B-36 Peacemaker, C-97 Stratofreighter, C-119 Flying Boxcar, and C-124 Globemaster II. Music by Sam Marshall - Colors | Pima Air and Space Museum | Facebook

The P-47s @dependableengines double wasp R-2800 engine has a "turbo supercharger" that allowed it to operate as both a high altitude bomber escort and a low altitude as a fighter bomber. @seafury8 muscles the beautifully restored Bonnie around the @eaa AirVenture skie this past summer! @dakotaterritoryairmuseum #p47thunderbolt #p47 #Thunderbolt #P47D #razorback #dakotaterritoryairmuseum #restoration #eaa #osh25 #oshkosh #airventure #airshow #airshowstuff | AirshowStuff