Senin, 02 April 2018

R-2800: Piston-Engine Perfection

Pratt & Whitney’s 18-cylinder, twin-row radial didn’t break any new ground—it just got everything right. The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 was the most remarkable piston aircraft engine ever built. This compact 18-cylinder, twin-row radial powered a huge number of World War II fighters, bombers and cargo planes, then went on to propel fleets of 1950s …

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