To help you get your gears in motion this week, here’s the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major” with up to 3,500 hp. This 28-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine in Hangar 4 can also be found on such aircraft at Pima as the B-50 Superfortress, B-36 Peacemaker, C-97 Stratofreighter, C-119 Flying Boxcar, and C-124 Globemaster II. Music by Sam Marshall - Colors | Pima Air and Space Museum

Powered by six Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines, the B-36J cruised at 230 mph, but for additional bursts of speed its four General Electric J47s increased the maximum speed to 435 mph. It carried 86,000 pounds of nuclear or conventional bombs. When production ended in August 1954, more than 380 B-36s had been built for the U.S. Air Force. In 1958-1959, the USAF replaced the B-36 with the all-jet B-52. Although never used in combat, the B-36 was a major deterrent to enemy aggression. Making the las

When you’re fueling the fight, you have to be dependable. The United States Air Force KC-46A tanker is powered by the proven PW4062 engine, which has an average time on-wing of 16,000 hours before requiring a shop visit. #AWS19 #NKAWTG | Pratt & Whitney

13K views · 208 reactions | Look at that elevation! Leonardo Helicopters AW139, powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6C-67C engine. : Instagram / aeromedicalportal | Pratt & Whitney | Facebook

The F135 program provides next-gen capability for all F-35 variants while sustaining thousands of domestic jobs and suppliers, creating new skilled labor and engineering jobs each year. Learn more: https://prattwhitney.co/4gYgSSp | Pratt & Whitney