Pratt & Whitney R-2180-E Twin Wasp E
The Pratt & Whitney R-2180-E Twin Wasp E was a radial aero engine developed in the United States by Pratt & Whitney. It had two rows of seven cylinders each. Its only production application was on the post-Second World War Saab 90 Scandia airliner.
Design and development
The R-2180-E is effectively a fourteen-cylinder simplification of the twenty-eight cylinder R-4360 Wasp Major engine; its cylinders are the same size and displacement as the Wasp Major.
Applications
Specifications (R-2180-E1)
Data from
General characteristics
- Type: 14-cylinder, supercharged, air-cooled, twin-row radial engine
- Bore: 5.75 in. (146 mm)
- Stroke: 6.00 in. (152 mm)
- Displacement: 2,181 in³ (35.7 L)
- Length: 76.20 in (1.94 m)
- Diameter: 54 in (1.37 m)
- Dry weight: 1,870 dry (850 kg)
Components
- Fuel system: Stromberg AR-48C1
- Fuel type: 100/130 octane
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
Performance
See also
- Related development
- Related lists
References
- Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
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