didnt those DC3's use 8 cylinder engines?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
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didnt those DC3's use 8 cylinder engines?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
No. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
Pratt & Whitney R1830 Twin Wasp:
A two-row, 14-cylinder radial design delivering up to 1,350 horsepower..
Displacement: 1,830 cubic inches
Revolutions per minute: 2,400-2,700
Weight: 1,162-1,467 pounds
First run: 1931
First flight: 1931
Production years: 1932-1951
Engines produced: 173,618
http://www.pw.utc.com/about_history_classic_r1830.asp
There have also been more recent turbo prop conversions !!
http://www.centercomp.com/dc3/
A good DC-3 "starter' site is:
http://www.aerodyn.org/History/dc-3.html