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* {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |coauthors= |title= World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition |year= 2006 |publisher= Sutton Publishing Limited |location= Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK |isbn= 0-7509-4479-X |pages= }}
* {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title= World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition |year= 2006 |publisher= Sutton Publishing Limited |location= Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK |isbn= 0-7509-4479-X }}
* {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |coauthors= |title= The Development of Piston Aero Engines, 2nd Edition |year= 1999 |publisher= Patrick Stephens, Haynes Publishing |location= Sparkford, Somerset, England, UK |isbn= 0-7509-4478-1 |pages= }}
* {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title= The Development of Piston Aero Engines, 2nd Edition |year= 1999 |publisher= Patrick Stephens, Haynes Publishing |location= Sparkford, Somerset, England, UK |isbn= 0-7509-4478-1 }}
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 28 December 2020

XH-3130 / XH-3730
Type 24-cylinder H-engine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Pratt & Whitney

The Pratt & Whitney XH-3130 (sometimes called the XL-3130[citation needed]) was an H-block aircraft engine project developed for the United States Navy in the late 1930s.[1] The design was later enlarged as the XH-3730), but the project was canceled in 1940 in favor of Pratt & Whitney developing the R-4360 Wasp Major air-cooled radial engine.[2]

Specifications[edit]

General characteristics

  • Type: 24 cylinder H-engine
  • Bore: 6.00 in (152.4 mm)
  • Stroke: 5.50 in (139.7 mm)
  • Displacement: 3,732.2 cu in (61.16 L)

Components

Performance

  • Power output: 2,900 hp

See also[edit]

Related development

Comparable engines

Related lists

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Gunston 2006, p. 163.
  2. ^ Connors, p. 147.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Connors, Jack (2010). The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History. Reston. Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. ISBN 978-1-60086-711-8.
  • Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
  • Gunston, Bill (1999). The Development of Piston Aero Engines, 2nd Edition. Sparkford, Somerset, England, UK: Patrick Stephens, Haynes Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-4478-1.

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