R-4360: Pratt & Whitney's Major Miracle
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.80 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580071732 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 610 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Labor of Love Jack Frost Reading this excellent book makes it apparent that Mr. White has a great interest in aircraft engines, especially the R-4360. He covers the subject well although I would have liked a little more insight into the development and manufacturing process (and maybe a little less on landing gear design). I flew about 800. Five Stars Gave it as a gift and he loved it. Said it taught him a few things he didn't know.. Michael Reid said Radial engine lover's dream. I have been facinated with the R-Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. Radial engine lover's dream I have been facinated with the R-Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-12Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 and some inf. 60 since I built a B-Radial engine lover's dream I have been facinated with the R-Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-12Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 and some inf. 6 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-1"Radial engine lover's dream" according to Michael Reid. I have been facinated with the R-Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. Radial engine lover's dream I have been facinated with the R-Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-12Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 and some inf. 60 since I built a B-Radial engine lover's dream I have been facinated with the R-Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-12Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 and some inf. 6 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-12Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. Radial engine lover's dream I have been facinated with the R-Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-12Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 and some inf. 60 and some inf. Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. Radial engine lover's dream I have been facinated with the R-Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-12Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the Radial engine lover's dream Michael Reid I have been facinated with the R-4360 since I built a B-36 model while in grade school. I did get to see and hear one C-124 depart Lajes AB, Azores while in the USAF. What a sound! This book has a wealth of photos, detailed diagrams and data concerning the applications of the various models of the 4360 and some inf. 360 and some inf. 60 and some inf
This book is everything one could hope for in a design history, and those of us with a bent toward the nuts and bolts of technology history will welcome it.". IPMS/USA Journal, May/June 2006"Graham White has written an engaging, elucidating and entertaining history of Pratt & Whitney's last significant radial piston aero engine, the R-4360 Wasp Major
By the end of the piston-engine era Pratt & Whitney had placed into mass production the largest and most powerful engine ever built in quantity. Somewhat akin to the steam age when triple-expansion engines the size of cathedrals ruled the waves, the R-4360 at one time represented the largest and most sophisticated of its breed. Also covered is the engine's development history, variations, and its military, commercial, and racing applications. Nothing else in the late-1940s marketplace could boast what the R-4360 did-3,000 to 4,000 hp. This book provides a detailed account of the inner workings of the R-4360. Aircraft were asked to fly higher, fly faster, carry heavier loads, take off and land on shorter runways, fly greater distances, and consume less fuel with each new generation, and with perfect dependability. Pratt & Whitney's R-4360, or "Wasp Major" as it was known in the commer