| R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior | |
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| Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Junior, at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida | |
| Type | Radial engine | 
| National origin | United States | 
| Manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney | 
| First run | 1932 | 
The Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior was an engine used in American aircraft in the 1930s. The engine was introduced in 1932 as a 14-cylinder version of the 9-cylinder R-985. It was a two-row, air-cooled radial design. Displacement was 1,535 cu in (25.2 L); bore and stroke were both 5+3⁄16 in (132 mm).
Variants
- R-1535-11 - 750 hp (560 kW)
 - R-1535-13 - 750 hp (560 kW), 825 hp (615 kW)
 - R-1535-44 - 625 hp (466 kW)
 - R-1535-72 - 650 hp (480 kW)
 - R-1535-94 - 825 hp (615 kW)
 - R-1535-96 - 825 hp (615 kW)
 - R-1535-98 - 700 hp (520 kW)
 - R-1535-SB4-G - 825 hp (615 kW)
 
Applications
- Bellanca 28-70
 - Boeing XF6B
 - Breguet 695
 - Bristol Bolingbroke
 - Canadian Car and Foundry FDB-1
 - Consolidated XB2Y
 - Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver
 - Douglas O-46
 - Fokker G.I (G.I The Wasp)
 - Fokker D.XXI (Finnish licence-built series 4 and 5)
 - Great Lakes BG
 - Grumman F2F
 - Grumman F3F-1
 - Grumman XJF-1 Duck (prototype only)
 - Grumman XSBF
 - Grumman XSF-2
 - Hughes H-1 Racer
 - Miles Master
 - Northrop A-17
 - Northrop BT
 - Northrop XFT-2
 - Vought SBU Corsair
 - Vought SB2U Vindicator
 - Vought V-141
 - Vought XF3U
 - Vought XO4U-2
 
Engines on display
- There is a R-1535-96 on display at the New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.[1]
 - There is an R-1535 on display at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
 
Specifications (R-1535-SB4-G)
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Type: Fourteen-cylinder two-row supercharged air-cooled radial engine
 - Bore: 5+3⁄16 in (131.8 mm)
 - Stroke: 5+3⁄16 in (131.8 mm)
 - Displacement: 1,534.9 cu in (25.153 L)
 - Length: 53.27 in (1,353 mm)
 - Diameter: 44.13 in (1,121 mm)
 - Dry weight: 1,087 lb (493 kg)
 
Components
- Valvetrain: Two overhead valves per cylinder
 - Supercharger: Single-speed centrifugal type supercharger, 11:1 step-up
 - Fuel system: Two-barrel Stromberg carburetor
 - Fuel type: 87 octane rating gasoline
 - Cooling system: Air-cooled
 - Reduction gear: Epicyclic gearing, 0.75:1
 
Performance
- Power output: 825 hp (615 kW) at 2,625 rpm for takeoff
 - Specific power: 0.54 hp/cu in (24.57 kW/L)
 - Compression ratio: 6.75:1
 - Specific fuel consumption: 0.49 lb/(hp•h) (295 g/(kW•h))
 - Oil consumption: 0.39 oz/(hp•h) (15 g/(kW•h))
 - Power-to-weight ratio: 0.76 hp/lb (1.25 kW/kg)
 
See also
Related development
- Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior
 - Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
 - Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
 - Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
 - Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major
 
Comparable engines
Related lists
References
Notes
- ↑ "Pratt & Whitney R-1535-96 Twin Wasp Junior"
 - ↑ Tsygulev (1939). Aviacionnye motory voennykh vozdushnykh sil inostrannykh gosudarstv (Авиационные моторы военных воздушных сил иностранных государств) (in Russian). Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe voennoe izdatelstvo Narkomata Oborony Soyuza SSR.
 
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines: From the Pioneers to the Present Day. 5th edition, Stroud, UK: Sutton, 2006.ISBN 0-7509-4479-X
 - White, Graham. Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II: History and Development of Frontline Aircraft Piston Engines Produced by Great Britain and the United States During World War II. Warrendale, Pennsylvania: SAE International, 1995. ISBN 1-56091-655-9
 
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