This is Episode 1 of our 10-episode Poor Man’s Hangar Tour series. This Series highlights the evolution of the MAJOR radial aircraft engines and the most common aircraft each powered. This Episode 1 starts with the late-1920s emergence of what would become the 600 horsepower Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp and its little brother, the 450 horsepower R-985 Wasp Junior. We then describe and present footage of the most common aircraft they powered--the North American AT-6 Texan (R-1340) and the Beechcraft Model 18 (R-985). Planned subsequent episodes will move up the evolutionary ladder of power up to the 3,800 horsepower, 28-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major that powered the Douglas C-124C Globemaster II and the Convair B-36J Peacemaker strategic bomber that were both dominant in the 1950s.
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17 ноя 2022
