Aircraft engines, considered unreliable during the first 20 years of aviation due to their need for liquid-cooling, heavy weight and other inconsistencies, were given a revolutionary boost with the development of Pratt & Whitney’s R-1340 Wasp Radial Engine in 1925.
Rentschler, Fredrick
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Pratt & Whitney Wasp A, R-1300 (R-1340)
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2015
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