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Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major R-4360-59B, Cutaway, Radial Engine

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Power rating: 2,237 kW (3,000 hp) at ...
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A piece of aircraft history -- Mike Nieman's Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine -- sits in St. Helena

“That smell is of a working engine that made this country free,” said the St. Helena mechanic and owner of two large aircraft engines as well as Nieman’s Motorcycle Rentals, with his wife Jodie.
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Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major R-4360-B6, 4-rows, Radial 28 Engine

Bore and Stroke: 146 mm (5.8 in.) x 152 mm (6 in.) The Wasp Major was Pratt & Whitney Aircraft's last and largest piston engine. Its cylinders were in four rows, arranged in a spiral for better ...
Napa Valley Register

'It was thrilling': Historic military aircraft engine roars to life in St. Helena

A relic of military history roared to life on Tuesday morning in downtown St. Helena of all places. Mike Nieman fired up his Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major” radial engine, which was built to power ...