Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp
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The Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp is a 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the 1940s and widely used in medium and large transport aircraft of the era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp canonical | 3 |
| Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4788314 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp Context triple: [Douglas C-54 Skymaster, engineModel, Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp]
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A.
Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior
The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in the 1930s–1950s to power light transports, trainers, and utility aircraft.
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B.
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp is a powerful American 18-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters and bombers.
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C.
Pratt & Whitney JT3D
The Pratt & Whitney JT3D is an early low-bypass turbofan jet engine widely used on first-generation jet airliners such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
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D.
Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine
The Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine is a pioneering air-cooled aircraft engine introduced in the 1920s, renowned for its reliability and widespread use in early commercial and military airplanes.
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E.
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T Twin‑Pac
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T Twin‑Pac is a turboshaft powerplant that combines two PT6 engines into a single gearbox to provide reliable, high-power output for medium-lift helicopters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp Target entity description: The Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp is a 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the 1940s and widely used in medium and large transport aircraft of the era.
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A.
Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior
The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in the 1930s–1950s to power light transports, trainers, and utility aircraft.
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B.
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp is a powerful American 18-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters and bombers.
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C.
Pratt & Whitney JT3D
The Pratt & Whitney JT3D is an early low-bypass turbofan jet engine widely used on first-generation jet airliners such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
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D.
Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine
The Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine is a pioneering air-cooled aircraft engine introduced in the 1920s, renowned for its reliability and widespread use in early commercial and military airplanes.
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E.
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T Twin‑Pac
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T Twin‑Pac is a turboshaft powerplant that combines two PT6 engines into a single gearbox to provide reliable, high-power output for medium-lift helicopters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft piston engine
ⓘ
radial engine ⓘ |
| applications |
large transport aircraft
ⓘ
medium transport aircraft ⓘ |
| applicationType |
civil airliner
ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| bore | approximately 5.75 inches ⓘ |
| configurationDetail | two-row radial ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| cycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| cylinderConfiguration | radial ⓘ |
| displacement |
2000 cubic inches
ⓘ
approximately 32.8 liters ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| family |
Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp
ⓘ
linked to:
Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp
|
| firstRun | 1940s ⓘ |
| fuelType | avgas ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual ignition ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney ⓘ |
| mounting | aircraft nose-mounted radial ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
development of the R-1830 with increased displacement
ⓘ
widely used in postwar civil transports ⓘ |
| notableUse | long-range transoceanic transport in the 1940s and 1950s ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfRows | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ numerous civil airlines worldwide ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp ⓘ |
| productionPeriod |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| role | transport aircraft powerplant ⓘ |
| stroke | approximately 5.75 inches ⓘ |
| supercharging | single-stage supercharger ⓘ |
| typicalCompressionRatio | around 6.7:1 ⓘ |
| typicalPowerOutput |
approximately 1300 horsepower
ⓘ
up to about 1450 horsepower depending on variant ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
Canadair North Star
ⓘ
Douglas C-54 Skymaster ⓘ Douglas DC-3 (some late or converted variants) ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-4 ⓘ Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar ⓘ Fairchild C-82 Packet ⓘ Grumman HU-16 Albatross (some variants) ⓘ
linked to:
Grumman HU-16 Albatross
|
| valvetrain | overhead poppet valves ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp Description of subject: The Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp is a 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the 1940s and widely used in medium and large transport aircraft of the era.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp
subject linked to:
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp