The Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp is an American 14-cylinder, twin-row radial engine developed in 1942 for military aircraft, part of the Pratt & Whitney Wasp family. It was an enlarged R-1830 Twin Wasp, with the bore increased to 5.75 inches and the stroke kept at 5.5 inches, which brought displacement to 2,000 cubic inches, about 32.8 litres. The designers aimed to cut manufacturing cost and fuel requirements, so they moved the magnetos to the front, used plain bearings instead of roller bearings on the crankshaft and specified 87 octane fuel. It produced 1,300 horsepower on 87 octane fuel and up to 1,450 horsepower on 100/130 grade fuel, and it powered aircraft including the Douglas DC-4 and C-54 Skymaster and the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou.
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Displacement or Thrust2,000 cubic inches (32.8 litres) displacement 1 Cylinder Count Classification
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It is one of the Pratt & Whitney Wasp series of radial engines.
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is an American radial engine developed in 1942 to power military aircraft
Design and development, displacement
This brought displacement up to 2,000 in3 (32.8 L).
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It is one of the Pratt & Whitney Wasp series of radial engines.
Specifications (R-2000 2SD1-G)
Twin-row radial engine, 14-cylinder
Part Of: Douglas DC-4, Applications
Douglas DC-4
Part Of: de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou, Applications
de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
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