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A relic of military history roared to life on Tuesday morning in downtown St. Helena of all places. Mike Nieman fired up his Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major” radial engine, which was built to power ...

To Mike Nieman, the smell of his large Pratt & Whitney “Wasp Major” radial aircraft engine running is “the smell of victory.” “That smell is of a working engine that made this country free,” said the ...

Amelia Earhart's famous aircraft, the Lockheed Electra 10E Special, was her choice for the tragic round-the-world journey that ended with her disappearance. It was selected in part because Electra was ...

The P&W XA103 variable cycle engine (VCE) is currently competing with GE’s XA102 as the race heats up to build the world’s ...

Shane Eddy is at the helm of a legendary ­aviation brand born 100 years ago. That was when a ­former US Army lieutenant, Frederick ­Rentschler, embarked on his mission to turn Pratt & ­Whitney – the ...

Today is a special day in US aviation, withengine maker Pratt & Whitney marking 100 years since it was incorporated. The firm has since gone on to revolutionize both military and commercial flying ...

One hundred years ago this July, an upstart operation in Hartford, Connecticut, began work on a pioneering aircraft engine design that would become the Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp. Completed on ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Pratt and Whitney are flying high as they celebrate their centennial anniversary. For 100 years, Pratt and Whitney – an aircraft engine manufacturer has been transforming ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Pratt & Whitney, an aircraft engine manufacturer headquartered in East Hartford, is celebrating 100 years in the skies. According to the company’s website, Pratt & ...

Bore and Stroke: 146 mm (5.8 in.) x 152 mm (6 in.) The Wasp Major was Pratt & Whitney Aircraft's last and largest piston engine. Its cylinders were in four rows, arranged in a spiral for better ...