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    What engine is this?

    Does anyone know what engine this is and what aircraft it was used on?
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    Pratt & Whitney R-5600 Quadruple Wasp. Pretty sure somebody at Reno had way too much time on their hands! I'm sure there's a full back story on this one somewhere that will turn up.

    Zack

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    It's 2 4360's bolted together. Doubtful it even runs.

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    It's pretty wild that you knew where the picture came from. Thanks for the replies.

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    Just think of the gallons per mile you could get with that!

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    Biggest problem here would be if it did run what would somebody ever do for a prop for such a monster if you got it running correctly it could be 8000 Horsepower..

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    Quote Originally Posted by DennisB View Post
    Biggest problem here would be if it did run what would somebody ever do for a prop for such a monster if you got it running correctly it could be 8000 Horsepower..
    use the countra-rotating props from a Griffon, x2 (double countra-rotating? lol)

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    The Griffon engine peaked at about 3500 Horsepower Most of the single RW4360's were 3500 to 4500 Horsepower and that double 4360 would have to be a real beast it would be interesting to see if the Counter rotating Griffon prop could effectively use all that Horsepower ?? Maybe a prop from the Russian TU-94 Bear if one could be obtained . But then prop diameter may become an issue ?? But that would sure give WWII fighter an awesome rate of climb .. The only factory single engine airplane I know of to use the 4360's was some of the Martin Maulers ..

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    Goodyear F2G?

    Quote Originally Posted by DennisB View Post
    The only factory single engine airplane I know of to use the 4360's was some of the Martin Maulers ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by DennisB View Post
    . The only factory single engine airplane I know of to use the 4360's was some of the Martin Maulers ..
    The last 11 Corsairs had 4360s on them.

    Super Corsair variants[edit]

    Main article: Goodyear F2G Corsair
    The F2G-1 and F2G-2 were significantly different aircraft, fitted with the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major 4-row 28-cylinder "corncob" radial engine and teardrop (bubble) canopy. The difference between the -1 and -2 variants was that the -1 featured a manual folding wing and 14 ft (4.3 m) propellers, while the F2G-2 aircraft had hydraulic operated folding wings, 13 ft (4.0 m) propellers and carrier arresting hooks for carrier use.[116] As World War II was drawing to a close, development problems emerged that led to the abandonment of further work on the F2G series.[117] While only 10 were built, several F2Gs went on to racing success after the war, winning the Thompson trophy races in 1947 and 1949.
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