My fav a/c engines are radials in general. I recently got some really good books on the P & W R-2800 & R-4360. Short of actual manuals, I guess they have the most info someone could want, but they include lots of background info. Biographies, I guess. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone around here knows of a "biography" on the Wright R-3350, either available or maybe in the works. That's one engine I'd love to see the story of.
BTW, thats a Pratt & Whitney 3350, not a Wright !!
My father used to work on them all the time. Got the manuals (originals) for 1830's, 2600's 2800's, 3350's, and 4360's Also got about two hundred books on aircraft engines, as well. The 3350 was a PITA to work with at times according to Pa. (oil guzzler)
What do ya want to know in particular ??
I was also on the very last tour at Silver Hill, and spent about an hour taking pic's in the engine hangers. They have quite a few German, Japanese, and Italian WW II aero engines. A storage rack of nothing but BMW 801's was pretty interesting to see. (as were several Japanese WW II jet engines)
They did a beautiful job on the He 219, it was being put back together at the time (couple of years ago)
BTW, thats a Pratt & Whitney 3350, not a Wright !!
Now just where did you come up with that? Trust me. It really is a Wright engine.
AM wrote:
Also, the R-2600 you mentioned is also a Wright product.
AM wrote:
Sorry !!
I was thinking about a P&W F 100 at the time, and just wasnt thinking properly at the time. (dont ask how I made the leap from jet to recip)
Again sorry.
Love to read a good book on 2800. Do any give good history of development? How about listing what these books are?
Hi, I build 1/5 scale radial engines(electric piston so no fuel mess and you can run them in the house) and relied heavily on OEM manuals and Janes aircraft books for details and photos. They have several books with the "engine" section in the back that covers about everything, including specs, usage etc.
Mark
frank wrote:
Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II by Graham White a little pricey but good...........
I don't have the 2800 book handy, but it's something like "R-2800, Pratt and Whitney's Dependable Miracle". I got mine from an eBay seller in England. Do a search for "R-2800", & you might find one. The 4360 book is "R-4360, Pratt and Whitney's Major Miracle".
D> > My fav a/c engines are radials in general. I recently got some
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Don,
*The* book on the R-2800 (which Frank recommended, but with the wrong title) is:White: 'R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece' (SAE International [USA], 2001; 718 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: XA-26, A-26B, A-26C, AF-2W, B-23, B-26A, B-26B, B-26C, B-26F, B-26G, B-26K, XB-28, Breguet Type 76-3 Deux-Ponts airliner, C-46, C-82, XC-123, C-123B, Canadair CL-215 airliner, Constellation airliner, Convair 110 airliner, Convair 240 airliner, Convair 440 airliner, DC-3 airliner, DC-4 airliner, DC-6 airliner, DC-7 airliner, F-15A (photo-recon P-61), F2G, F4U-1, F4U-4, F4U-6 (AU-1), F6F-5, F7F, F8F-1, FG-1, H-37A, Howard
500 executive airliner, HSL-1 helicopter, KC-97, Martin 404 airliner, XP-47B, P-47C, P-47D bubbletop, P-47D razorback, P-47G, XP-47H, XP-47J, P-47M, P-47N, XP-56, XP-60, P-61A, P-61B, P-61C, XP-61D, P-61E, XP-72, PBM-5B, PV-1, PV-2, Sud-Ouest 30 airliner, T-29, T-36A, Vulltee Y-19, Warwick, XBTK-1, XF-15C, XTB-1; COCKPIT DETAIL: B-26B (p. 496), P-61 [version?] (p. 480); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Everthing anyone could possibly want to know about the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine ... and more. Also: A-26 landing gear (p. 417); A-26B nose guns (p. 419); C-46 landing gear (p. 550); C-82 landing gear (p. 528, 529); C-123 landing gear (p. 490, 491); DC-6 flap stystem (p. 575); F4U-1 with contra-rotating props (p. 457); F4U-4 landing gear (p. 425, 426); F4U-6 [AU-1] access panels (p. 451); F6F oil system (p. 506); F7F landing gear (p. 515); P-61A & P-61B landing gear (p. 479); P-61C engine mount (p. 478), engine nacelle (p. 478); PV-2 landing gear (p. 469); CUTAWAY DRAWINGS: F4U-4 (p. 433)Charles Metz
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