The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp powered some of America's most iconic WWII fighters ✈️ This 18-cylinder radial engine was the first air-cooled engine to produce 2,000 horsepower, powering legendary WWII fighters like the F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat, and P-47 Thunderbolt. Over 125,000 were built between 1939-1960, and remarkably, some of these engines are still flying today; 88 years after their first introduction. At our Broomfield campus, our AMT students are able explore how an R-2800 engi

A cross section of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp powering the F4U-4 Corsair airplane. #R2800 #airplane | The Pilot

A cross section of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp powering the F4U-4 Corsair airplane. . . . #PrattWhitney #R2800 #DoubleWasp #F4U4Corsair #AviationHistory #RadialEngine #Warbird #AircraftEngine #AviationLovers #AvGeek #classicaviation #AeroEngineering #FlightHeritage #AviationDaily #historicaircraft | Aviation Academy