The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the Japanese mainland. When it comes to military aircraft manufacturing, Boeing is ...

It had a wingspan of 230 feet and was designed to be the largest mass-produced piston-engine aircraft ever built. Combining six Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines, with another four ...

By 1930, its first engines, the Wasp and Hornet had set many world records. Certificated 1n 1933, the Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830 was a two-row radial that delivered up to 1,007 kW (1,350 shp), ...

When production ended in 1960, more than 125,000 R-2800s had been manufactured by Pratt & Whitney and it licensees, one of the largest production runs of any single aircraft engine model. This ...

The aircraft featured a notable V-tail design, according to Flying Mag. It was powered by four 450-horsepower Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engines, arranged in pairs (or “twins”) on each wing. This ...

Chris Calio, president of Pratt parent RTX, noted improvements in some key areas of the supply chain, such as higher ...

JetBlue Airways reports that it takes roughly one year on average for its Pratt & Whitney engines to return to service once ...

Pratt & Whitney Prepares To Open Future Engine Technologies Center is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included ...

The facility makes engines for the Airbus A320 while also producing parts for military jets like the F135 and F-35 Lightning ...

Pratt & Whitney, a global aerospace manufacturer, is expanding its manufacturing operations in Asheville, according to a release from Gov. Josh Stein.