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Offline bustr

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Wright R-3350
« on: November 10, 2010, 03:45:37 PM »
Was the Wright R-3350 ever tested in fighters?

The R-2800 weighed 2360 lbs dry. The R-3350 weighed 2670 lbs dry. I'm using specs from the internet. So they are probably near misses.

R-2800-32(E) - 2,450 hp (1,827 kW), 2,850 hp (2,125 kW) with water-methanol injection
R-2800-63 - 2000 hp<------------------P-47D
R-2800-57 - 2,800 hp (2,090 kW)
R-2800-57C - 2,800 hp (2,090 kW)<--P47M
R-2800-73 - 2,800 hp (2,090 kW)
R-2800-77 - 2,800 hp (2,090 kW)<----P47N

Not sure the last four of these versions were available in the 43-44 time period.

R-3350-23 : 2,200 hp (1,600 kW)<---B29
R-3350-32W : 3,700 hp (2,800 kW)
R-3350-42WA : 3,800 hp (2,830 kW)
R-3350-89A : 3,500 hp (2,600 kW)
R-3350-93W : 3,500 hp (2,600 kW)
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2010, 05:56:03 PM »
the F2G used the 3450 but thats as close as I could find to the 3350.


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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2010, 06:13:26 PM »
Hi Ya Bustr,

Curtiss was fond of the 3350, but I don't think any of their fighter applications made it into production.

Oh, and of course Douglas stuck them in Skyraiders.


See ya  :)
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2010, 10:51:42 PM »
F2G used the PW 4360
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2010, 03:10:27 AM »
Quote from: Cthulhu on November 10, 2010, 06:13:26 PM
Hi Ya Bustr,

Curtiss was fond of the 3350, but I don't think any of their fighter applications made it into production.

Oh, and of course Douglas stuck them in Skyraiders.


See ya  :)

Yeah and it could tote godzilla and his family too. Thats what got me to thinking about this..... :)
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2010, 12:38:37 PM »
Quote from: bustr on November 11, 2010, 03:10:27 AM
Yeah and it could tote godzilla and his family too. Thats what got me to thinking about this..... :)
I know for a fact that Godzilla is a her, and I have the divorce papers to prove it. :D  But you're right, an AD could haul even her family.
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2010, 01:57:52 PM »
R-3350 Applications

    * Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly
    * Boeing B-29 Superfortress
    * Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
    * Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger
    * Canadair CL-28 Argus
    * Consolidated B-32 Dominator
    * Curtiss XBTC-2
    * Curtiss XF14C
    * Curtiss XP-62
    * Douglas A-1 Skyraider
    * Douglas BTD Destroyer
    * Douglas DC-7
    * Douglas XB-31
    * Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
    * Fairchild AC-119
    * Lockheed Constellation
          o C-69 Constellation
          o L-049 Constellation
          o L-649/749 Constellation
          o C-121 Constellation/Super Constellation
          o PO-1W/WV-1 Constellation
          o L-1049 Super Constellation
          o EC-121/WV-2/WV-3 Warning Star
          o L-1649 Starliner
    * Lockheed P-2 Neptune
    * Lockheed XB-30
    * Martin JRM Mars
    * Martin XB-33 Super Marauder
    * Martin P5M Marlin
    * Stroukoff YC-134
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2010, 03:46:18 PM »
Rats not even some bored vets in Nevada hopping up a P47 with one of those. You ever take a close look at the inboard nacell on ther B29. Its big enough almost to slap some wings and a tail on it by itself.
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2010, 11:14:53 PM »
Pratt & Whitney R-4360  :x
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2010, 10:30:10 PM »
« Last Edit: November 13, 2010, 10:34:16 PM by kvuo75 »
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2010, 11:47:50 PM »
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2010, 03:13:09 PM »
F8F bearcat would be a more appropriate ride and there were more of them made :aok

General characteristics
Length: 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
Height: 13 ft 10 in (4.21 m)
Empty weight: 7,650 lb (3,207 kg)
Loaded weight: 10,200 lb (4,627 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 13,460 lb (6,105 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-2800-30W two-row radial engine, 2,250 hp (1,678 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 455 mph (405 kn, 730 km/h)
Range: 1,105 mi (1,778 km)
Service ceiling: 40,800 ft (12,436 m)
Rate of climb: 6,300 ft/min (32.0 m/s)
Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (360 W/kg)
« Last Edit: November 14, 2010, 03:15:43 PM by Ardy123 »
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2010, 04:09:48 PM »
Quote from: Ardy123 on November 14, 2010, 03:13:09 PM
F8F bearcat would be a more appropriate ride and there were more of them made :aok

General characteristics
Length: 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
Height: 13 ft 10 in (4.21 m)
Empty weight: 7,650 lb (3,207 kg)
Loaded weight: 10,200 lb (4,627 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 13,460 lb (6,105 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-2800-30W two-row radial engine, 2,250 hp (1,678 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 455 mph (405 kn, 730 km/h)
Range: 1,105 mi (1,778 km)
Service ceiling: 40,800 ft (12,436 m)
Rate of climb: 6,300 ft/min (32.0 m/s)
Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (360 W/kg)

comeon you cant hijack the hijack with a lowly r2800 :)

4360!  :rock
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2010, 05:56:00 PM »
Quote from: bustr on November 11, 2010, 03:46:18 PM
Rats not even some bored vets in Nevada hopping up a P47 with one of those. You ever take a close look at the inboard nacell on ther B29. Its big enough almost to slap some wings and a tail on it by itself.

Betcha Jimmy Stewart & Hardy Krüger could pull that one off.   ;)
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Re: Wright R-3350
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2010, 06:59:07 PM »
Ahhhh, Flight of the Thunder Pud........... :D
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