Pratt & Whitney R-2800-54
Pratt & Whitney R-2800-54 exact radial piston-engine variant identified in official U.S. Air Force history for the Sikorsky H-37; this packet asserts propulsion identity only and does not infer a vehicle installation, actor attribution, or adjacent R-2800 variant.
Identity
- Aliases
- R-2800-54Pratt & Whitney R-2800-54R2800-54
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- piston-engine
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney R-2800-54
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Pratt & Whitney R-2800-54 exact radial piston-engine variant identified in official U.S. Air Force history for the Sikorsky H-37; this packet asserts propulsion identity only and does not infer a vehicle installation, actor attribution, or adjacent R-2800 variant.
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 04:02:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 04:02:53 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-06
- Note
- Official Air Force history explicitly identifies two 4,200-horsepower Pratt & Whitney R-2800-54 piston engines on the Sikorsky H-37; this packet records only the exact engine identity.
- Publisher
- U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command
- Title
- On a Steel Horse I Ride
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-06
- Note
- Official museum record corroborates the R-2800 radial family and licensing boundary; unsupported suffixes remain separate and unmodeled.
- Publisher
- National Museum of the United States Air Force
- Title
- Pratt & Whitney R-2800