Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp
Historical Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp aircraft piston-engine family, a 14-cylinder air-cooled two-row radial derived from the R-1830 and developed for the Douglas DC-4; it also powered the C-54, R5D, and other military and experimental aircraft.
Identity
- Aliases
- R-2000Pratt & Whitney R-2000Twin Wasp R-2000
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- piston-engine
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Historical Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp aircraft piston-engine family, a 14-cylinder air-cooled two-row radial derived from the R-1830 and developed for the Douglas DC-4; it also powered the C-54, R5D, and other military and experimental aircraft.
- Developers
- Lineage
- Note
- The National Air and Space Museum describes the R-2000 as a modest development of the Twin Wasp R-1830, designed specifically for the Douglas DC-4.
- Related Propulsion System
- Relationship
- direct-derivative-of
- Sources
- Title
- Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-2000 (2SD13-G), 2-Row, Radial Engine
- Manufacturers
- Piston Specs
- Configuration
- air-cooled two-row radial
- Cylinder Count
- 14
- Displacement
- …
- Max Power
- …
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:51:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 10:19:50 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Title
- Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-2000 (2SD13-G), 2-Row, Radial Engine — National Air and Space Museum
- Title
- Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-2000 (2SD13-G) — Smithsonian Institution