| Coming
close on the heels of its Wasp radial engine, Pratt & Whitney
developed a larger version named the Hornet A. The U.S.
Military designated the engine the R-1690.
First flown in 1927, the U.S. Navy wanted the
Hornet as a replacement for the heavy Packard engines in its torpedo
and bomber aircraft. The result was so dramatic, the Navy
announced it would cease buying water-cooled engines. |
|
 | 9 cylinder, air-cooled, radial |
| displacement: 1,690 cubic inches (27.7 liters) |
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