Piston engines R-4360

Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major

The largest American piston aircraft engine to be mass-produced, with four rows of cylinders.

✈ Used by 13 aircraft Wikipedia ↗
CountryUnited States
ManufacturerPratt & Whitney

History

The largest American piston aircraft engine to be mass-produced, with four rows of cylinders.

Used by 13

Aircraft types with the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major

Boeing B-50 SuperfortressConvair B-36 PeacemakerRepublic XP-72Republic · 1944PrototypeMartin AM MaulerMartin · 1944RetiredCurtiss XBTCCurtiss · 1945PrototypeDouglas XTB2D SkypirateDouglas · 1945PrototypeGoodyear F2G CorsairGoodyear · 1945PrototypeNorthrop YB-35Northrop · 1946PrototypeConvair B-36Convair · 1946RetiredMartin P4M MercatorMartin · 1946RetiredBoeing B-50 Fortress Andy GumpBoeing · 1947RetiredBoeing Model 377 Super GuppyBoeing · 1947Fairchild C-119 Flying BoxcarFairchild · 1947Retired

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