Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp

R-1340 Wasp

The first Pratt & Whitney Wasp
Type	Radial engine
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Pratt & Whitney
First run	29 December 1925
Major applications	Boeing 247 de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter North American T-6 Texan Sikorsky H-19 Sikorsky S-38
Number built	34,966
Developed into	Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior

The Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp was an aircraft engine of the reciprocating type that was widely used in American aircraft from the 1920s onward. It was the Pratt & Whitney aircraft company's first engine, and the first of the famed Wasp series.^[1] It was a single-row, nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial design, and displaced 1,344 cubic inches (22 L); bore and stroke were both 5.75 in (146 mm). A total of 34,966 engines were produced.^[2]

Variants

R-1340-7: 450 hp (336 kW), 600 hp (447 kW)
R-1340-8: 425 hp (317 kW)
R-1340-9: 450 hp (336 kW), 525 hp (391 kW)
R-1340-16: 550 hp (410 kW)
R-1340-17: 525 hp (391 kW)
R-1340-19: 600 hp (447 kW)
R-1340-19F: 600 hp (447 kW)
R-1340-21G: 550 hp (410 kW)
R-1340-22: 550 hp (410 kW)
R-1340-23: 575 hp (429 kW)
R-1340-30: 550 hp (410 kW)
R-1340-31: 550 hp (410 kW)
R-1340-33: 600 hp (447 kW)
R-1340-48: 600 hp (447 kW)
R-1340-49: 600 hp (447 kW)
R-1340-AN1: 550 hp (410 kW), 600 hp (447 kW)
R-1340-AN2: 550 hp (410 kW), 3:2 geared prop shaft
R-1340-B: 450 hp (336 kW)
R-1340-D: 500 hp (373 kW)
R-1340-S1H1-G: 550 hp (410 kW), 600 (447 kW)
R-1340-S3H1: 600 hp (447 kW)

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Applications

R-1340 powered Curtiss SOC Seagull

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Engines on display

There is a Wasp A and three Wasp C's on display at the New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. ^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

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Specifications (R-1340-S1H1-G)

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 installed in a T-6 Texan

Data from Jane's.^[8]

General characteristics

Type: Nine-cylinder single-row supercharged air-cooled radial engine
Bore: 5.75 in (146 mm)
Stroke: 5.75 in (146 mm)
Displacement: 1,344 in³ (22 L)
Diameter: 51.75 in (1.314 m)
Dry weight: 930 lb (422 kg)

Components

Valvetrain: Two overhead valves per cylinder
Supercharger: Single-speed centrifugal type supercharger, 1:10 step-up
Fuel system: Two-barrel Stromberg carburetor
Fuel type: 91 octane rating gasoline
Cooling system: Air-cooled
Reduction gear: 3:2

Performance

Power output: 600 hp (447 kW) at 2,250 rpm at 6,200 ft (1,890 m)
Specific power: 0.45 hp/in³ (20.3 kW/L)
Compression ratio: 6:1
Power-to-weight ratio: 0.65 hp/lb (1.05 kW/kg)

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References

Notes

^ Gunston 1989, p.114.
^ Pratt&Whitney R-1340 page Retrieved: 25 October 2008
^ "Knoll KN-3". Western Flying. August 1929.
^ http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1119 "Pratt & whitney R-1340 Wasp A"
^ http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1113 "Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp C Cutaway"
^ http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1120 "Pratt & Whitney R-1340-0 Wasp C"
^ http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1122 "Pratt & Whitney Roscoe Turner R-1340 Wasp Engine"
^ Bridgman 1994, p. 81d.

Bibliography

Bridgman, Leonard. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1945-46. Hammersmith, London: HarperCollinsPublishers (1994 reprint). ISBN 000 470831-8
Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9

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External links

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"Index of Wasp & R-1340 Designated Engines", a scanned Pratt & Whitney reference document from 1956 detailing the different Wasp versions, their specifications, and the aircraft they were installed in.
Pratt & Whitney's R-1340 page

v t e Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines

Radial engines	R-985 R-1340 R-1535 R-1690 R-1830 R-1860 R-2000 R-2060 R-2180-A R-2180-E R-2270 R-2800 R-4360 Double Wasp Hornet (A) Hornet B Twin Hornet Twin Wasp (R-1830) Twin Wasp (R-2000) Twin Wasp E Twin Wasp Junior Wasp series Wasp Wasp Junior Wasp Major Yellow Jacket

H piston engines	X-1800/XH-2600 XH-3130 (XH-3730)

Free-piston gas turbines	PT1

Turbojets	JT3C JT4 JT6 JT7 JT8A JT9 JT11 JT12 J42 J48 J52 J57 J58 J60 J75 J91

Turbofans	GP7000† JT3D JT4D JT8D JT9D JTF10 JTF10A JT10D JTF14 JTF16 JTF17 JTF22 PW1000G PW1120 PW2000 PW4000 PW5000 PW6000 STF200 SuperFan† V2500† F100 F105 F117 F119 F135 F401 TF30 TF33 RM8

Turboprops/Turboshafts	APW34† JFTD12 PT2 PT3 PT4 PT5 T34 XT45 T52 XT57 T73 T800-APW†

Propfans	578-DX†

Rocket engines	RL10

Aeroderivative gas turbine engines	GG3/FT3 GG4/FT4 FT8

Subsidiaries	Pratt & Whitney Canada Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne

Key people	Leonard S. Hobbs George J. Mead Wright Parkins Perry Pratt Frederick Rentschler Richard "Dick" Soderberg Andrew Willgoos

† Joint development aeroengines

v t e United States military piston aircraft engine designation system

H (four-bank H-configuration inline)	H-1640 XH-2240 H-2470 XH-2600 XH-3130 XH-3730 H-4070

I (inverted-V inline)	IV-1430 IV-2040 IV-2220

L (single-bank inline)	L-330 L-365 L-375 L-390 L-410 L-440 L-510 L-825

O (opposed)	O-15 O-40 O-45 O-90 O-100 O-145 O-150 O-170 O-175 O-180 O-190 O-200 (C) O-200 (F) O-205 O-235 O-290 O-300 O-335 O-360 (C) O-360 (L) O-405 O-425 O-435 O-470 O-480 O-520 O-540 (F) O-540 (L) O-550 O-580 O-805 O-1230

R (radial)	R-250 R-265 R-270 R-370 (LB) R-370 (K) R-420 R-440 R-500 R-540 (W) R-540 (K) R-545 R-550 R-600 R-670 R-680 R-720 R-755 R-760 R-790 R-830 R-915 R-975 DR-980 R-985 R-1044 R-1300 R-1340 R-1454 R-1510 R-1535 R-1640 R-1670 R-1690 R-1750 R-1820 R-1830 R-1860 R-2000 R-2060 R-2160 R-2180 R-2600 R-2800 R-3350 R-4090 R-4360 XR-7755

V (upright-V inline)	V-720 V-770 V-1150 V-1237 V-1400 V-1410 V-1440 V-1460 V-1510 V-1560 V-1570 V-1650 (L) V-1650 (P) V-1710 V-1950 V-3420

W (three-bank W-configuration inline)	W-2779

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Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp

Variants

Applications

Engines on display

Specifications (R-1340-S1H1-G)

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

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