T34 Turbo-Wasp | |
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A B-17 Flying Fortress testbed for the T-34 turboprop engine. This aircraft was later flown on airshow circuits as the Liberty Belle. [1] | |
Type | Turboprop |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney |
First run | ca. 1950 |
Major applications | Douglas C-133 Cargomaster |
The Pratt & Whitney T34 (company designation PT2 Turbo-Wasp [2]) was an American axial flow [2] turboprop engine designed and built by Pratt & Whitney. Its only major application was on the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster.
In 1945, the United States Navy funded the development of a turboprop engine. The T34 was produced from 1951 to 1960, but never used in U.S. Navy aircraft production. [3]
The YT34 engine with three wide-bladed propellers was made for two Navy Lockheed R7V-2 Constellation (C-121s) variants, for testing. Flight tests were on 1 September 1954. [4]
In September 1950, a testbed Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress flew with a T34 turboprop mounted in the nose of the bomber. The first application for the T34 was the Boeing YC-97J Stratofreighter, which later became the Aero Spacelines Super Guppy. The next application for the engine was the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster. [3]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62. [12]
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T34 Turbo-Wasp | |
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A B-17 Flying Fortress testbed for the T-34 turboprop engine. This aircraft was later flown on airshow circuits as the Liberty Belle. [1] | |
Type | Turboprop |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney |
First run | ca. 1950 |
Major applications | Douglas C-133 Cargomaster |
The Pratt & Whitney T34 (company designation PT2 Turbo-Wasp [2]) was an American axial flow [2] turboprop engine designed and built by Pratt & Whitney. Its only major application was on the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster.
In 1945, the United States Navy funded the development of a turboprop engine. The T34 was produced from 1951 to 1960, but never used in U.S. Navy aircraft production. [3]
The YT34 engine with three wide-bladed propellers was made for two Navy Lockheed R7V-2 Constellation (C-121s) variants, for testing. Flight tests were on 1 September 1954. [4]
In September 1950, a testbed Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress flew with a T34 turboprop mounted in the nose of the bomber. The first application for the T34 was the Boeing YC-97J Stratofreighter, which later became the Aero Spacelines Super Guppy. The next application for the engine was the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster. [3]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62. [12]
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