The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp is an American air cooled radial aircraft engine with 14 cylinders arranged in two rings of seven, developed from 1929 experiments at Pratt & Whitney and entering production in 1932. It powered two of the most widely produced aircraft in aviation history, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber and the Douglas DC-3 transport, and with 173,618 units built it remains the most produced aviation engine in history.
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1. Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp (Wikipedia)
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16 April 1931
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In Group: Piston Aero Engines, Lead sentence
The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp is an American air-cooled radial aircraft engine.
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