To help you get your gears in motion this week, here’s the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major” with up to 3,500 hp. This 28-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine in Hangar 4 can also be found on such aircraft at Pima as the B-50 Superfortress, B-36 Peacemaker, C-97 Stratofreighter, C-119 Flying Boxcar, and C-124 Globemaster II. Music by Sam Marshall - Colors | Pima Air and Space Museum

Powered by six Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines, the B-36J cruised at 230 mph, but for additional bursts of speed its four General Electric J47s increased the maximum speed to 435 mph. It carried 86,000 pounds of nuclear or conventional bombs. When production ended in August 1954, more than 380 B-36s had been built for the U.S. Air Force. In 1958-1959, the USAF replaced the B-36 with the all-jet B-52. Although never used in combat, the B-36 was a major deterrent to enemy aggression. Making the las

4.7K views · 158 reactions | When you’re fueling the fight, you have to be dependable. The United States Air Force KC-46A tanker is powered by the proven PW4062 engine, which has an average time on-wing of 16,000+ hours before requiring a shop visit. #AWS19 #NKAWTG | Pratt & Whitney | Facebook

A cross section of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp powering the F4U-4 Corsair airplane. This engine was built in 1939 and has 18 cylinders. It really is astonishing to see the progress airplane engines made between 1939 and 2023. | Update Aviation

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp - with over 170,000 examples manufactured, she is the most produced aviation engine; thanks no doubt to her use in the B-24 and DC-3, both themselves built in great numbers. #ww2 #ww2history #WWII #B24 #DC3 | Daniel J Wheatcroft