How many have actually operated Radial engines?

[IFF52nd]

bj229r,

Curtiss-Wright took it a step forward with the R3350 series.  It was found on aircraft such as the B-29 (R3350-57AM) and on post-war aircraft such as the the Neptune and Douglas DC-7.  We just put out a set of cylinders for a Douglas Skyraider (R3350-26W).  Pratt & Whitney came out with the R4360 that was the pinnacle of radial engines.  It had 28 cylinders in 4 rows of 7 cylinders.  The Reno racer Dreadnought is using on of our engines and we are working with a museum to build some R4360s for a KC-97 restoration.

BeDee

[Boozebag]

Took care of a DC-6 in BOS for a few months in 1984. Worked on 3 DC-3s for a small cargo outfit for a couple of years. Go out at night to do the through service with a forklift, 55gal. drum of oil, and 2 buckets of spark plugs. No sound quite as romantic as those big radials. Kind of miss it.