Walkaround - Pratt & Whitney engines at Sikorsky Memorial Airport

 What:
Walkaround - Pratt & Whitney engines at Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Where:
Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Stratford CT, USA.
When:
May 31, 2010.




Here is a short walkaround of a couple of engines displayed in 2010 during the 70 years of the Corsair first flight celebration at Stratford, CT on May 31, 2010. The P&W R-2800 doesn't need any introduction, but this one was in a cutaway, showing many hidden details of this engineering marvel. The other engine is one you don't find every day, a 28 cylinders P&W R-4360 beast which equipped the Goodyear F2G Super Corsair.
P&W R-2800:


P&W R-4360:



 


By the way, a nice surprise when just arriving at the airport:


I hope you find these photos useful somehow. If you have any interesting information about the history of these engines, please drop me a line.


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