Pratt & Whitney Wasp series
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The Pratt & Whitney Wasp series is a line of American air-cooled radial aircraft engines widely used in military and civilian aircraft from the interwar period through World War II.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pratt & Whitney R‑1340 Wasp series | 1 |
| Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior family | 1 |
| Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine family | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine family
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radial aircraft engine series ⓘ |
| application |
multi‑engine aircraft
ⓘ
single‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedIn | 1920s ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | radial engine ⓘ |
| era | piston engine era ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| legacy | widely used and influential radial engines ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUser |
United States Army Air Corps
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ commercial airlines ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
NERFINISHED
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Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp NERFINISHED ⓘ Pratt & Whitney R-2180 Twin Wasp E NERFINISHED ⓘ Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantType | reciprocating internal combustion engine ⓘ |
| status | out of production ⓘ |
| successor |
Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp series
NERFINISHED
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Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technology | supercharged variants ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fighter aircraft
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patrol aircraft ⓘ training aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| usedIn |
civilian aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
this entity surface form:
Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior family
subject surface form:
Pratt & Whitney Wasp
this entity surface form:
Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine family
subject surface form:
Pratt & Whitney Wasp
this entity surface form:
Pratt & Whitney R‑1340 Wasp series