Thanks for sharing - it was a P&W engine development that saw print in a
gripping engineering memoir I read a few years back too, come to think
of it....

Brian W

John Szalay wrote:
Captioned as found.

A close-up of the 410 H.P. Wasp,
the first engine used in the first airmail plane.
Location: US
Date taken: 1943
Photographer: Ralph Morse
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A close-up of the R-985 9 cylinder 450 H.P. Wasp Jr
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/00ffe273052b8c0f_large

A close-up of the R-1340 9 cylinder 600 H.P. Wasp engine.
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/70e086049c975d03_large

A close-up of the R-1830 14 cylinder 1200 H.P. Twin Wasp engine.
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/844d7762e663416b_large

A close-up of the R-2800 18 cylinder 2000 H.P. Double Wasp engine.
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/e0678fb7da6f25e1_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/94123d79abeecf94_large

Man working on power section of 'Wasp' airplane engine at
Pratt & Whitney aircraft parts factory.
Location: Hartford, CT, US
Date taken: 1941
Photographer: Dmitri Kessel
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/8aa5c494803611ab_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/6602b24a7498b3d1_large