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Pratt & Whitney XH-3730

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The Pratt & Whitney XH-3130 (sometimes called the XL-3130) was an H-block aircraft engine project developed for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The design was later enlarged as the ...

The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior is a series of nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company from the 1930s to the 1950s.[1] These engines have ...

Pratt & Whitney R-1340

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp was a reciprocating engine widely used in American aircraft from the 1920s onward. It was the company's first engine, and the first of the famed Wasp family. It was a ...

Pratt & Whitney R-1535

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior was an engine used in American aircraft in the 1930s. The engine was first introduced in 1932 as a 14 cylinder version of the 9-cylinder R-985. It was a ...

Pratt & Whitney R-1690

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet was a widely used aircraft engine. Developed by Pratt & Whitney, 2,944 were produced from 1926 through 1942. It first flew in 1927. It was a single-row, 9-cylinder ...

empty field myopia

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Induced nearsightedness that is associated with flying at night, in instrument meteorological conditions and/or reduced visibility. With nothing to focus on, the eyes automatically focus on a point ...

embraer

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Short for "Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica, S. A." English: Brazilian Aeronautics Company, Inc.),one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world, third-largest commercial aircraft ...