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Aircraft engines

The engines that made aircraft fly: radial and V12 piston engines, turbojets, turbofans and turboprops.

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Engines by Pratt & Whitney · show all

R-1340 1925 R-1340 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp The first Pratt & Whitney engine, the start of the famous Wasp series. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-2800 1937 R-2800 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp One of the most important American aircraft engines of the Second World War. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-985 R-985 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior Small nine-cylinder radial engine of the Wasp family, used in many light transports and bush planes. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-1535 R-1535 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior Small twin-row radial engine of the Wasp family. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-1690 R-1690 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet Larger nine-cylinder radial built next to the Wasp. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-1830 R-1830 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Twin-row radial engine built in very large numbers during the Second World War. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-1860 R-1860 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1860 Hornet B Development of the Hornet radial engine. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-2000 R-2000 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp Enlarged development of the R-1830 Twin Wasp. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-2180-A R-2180-A Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-2180-A Twin Hornet Twin-row radial engine of the Hornet family. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-2180-E R-2180-E Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-2180-E Twin Wasp E Post-war twin-row radial engine of the Wasp family. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
R-4360 R-4360 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major The largest American piston aircraft engine to be mass-produced, with four rows of cylinders. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
J57 J57 Turbojets Pratt & Whitney J57 Early jet engine that powered bombers, fighters and the first jet airliners. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
J58 J58 Turbojets Pratt & Whitney J58 The engine of the SR-71 Blackbird, working partly as a ramjet at very high speed. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
JT3D JT3D Turbofans Pratt & Whitney JT3D Early turbofan developed from the J57/JT3C turbojet. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
JT8D JT8D Turbofans Pratt & Whitney JT8D Turbofan that powered many of the narrow-body airliners of the 1960s and 1970s. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
JT9D JT9D Turbofans Pratt & Whitney JT9D The first high-bypass turbofan to power a wide-body airliner, the Boeing 747. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
TF30 TF30 Turbofans Pratt & Whitney TF30 One of the first afterburning turbofans for fighters. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
F100 F100 Turbofans Pratt & Whitney F100 The engine of the F-15 Eagle and many F-16 Fighting Falcons. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
F119 F119 Turbofans Pratt & Whitney F119 The engine of the F-22 Raptor, built for supercruise. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
F135 F135 Turbofans Pratt & Whitney F135 The engine of the F-35 Lightning II, developed from the F119. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
PW300 PW300 Turbofans Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300 Turbofan for business jets and regional aircraft. Pratt & Whitney Canada · Canada→
PW1000G PW1000G Turbofans Pratt & Whitney PW1000G Geared turbofan in which a gearbox lets the fan turn slower than the turbine. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
PW1120 PW1120 Turbofans Pratt & Whitney PW1120 Engine derived from the F100, developed for the IAI Lavi. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
PW2000 PW2000 Turbofans Pratt & Whitney PW2000 High-bypass turbofan for the Boeing 757 and the C-17 (as F117). Pratt & Whitney · United States→
PW4000 PW4000 Turbofans Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Family of large turbofans for wide-body airliners. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
PW6000 PW6000 Turbofans Pratt & Whitney PW6000 Turbofan for the smallest Airbus, the A318. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
PT6 PT6 Turboprops & turboshafts Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 One of the most popular turboprop engines in the world. Pratt & Whitney Canada · Canada→