The defining achievement of its early years, the firm explains, was the development and production of the R-1340 Wasp radial engine, which put the Pratt & Whitney name firmly on the map.

Pratt & Whitney reports that 85,000 of its engines are in service around the world now. Much of this is due to the Wasp's success, just like the company's later JT3.

By 1930, its first engines, the Wasp and Hornet had set many world records. Certificated in 1933, the Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830 was a two-row radial that delivered up to 1,007 kW (1,350 shp), ...

Pratt & Whitney has been suppling aviation power plants to the world since 1925, including some of the most advanced jet engines of all time.

A relic of military history roared to life on Tuesday morning in downtown St. Helena of all places. Mike Nieman fired up his Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major” radial engine, which was built ...

Pratt & Whitney says a “rare condition” in powder metal used to make some parts means the engines will have to be inspected more quickly than the company originally thought.

--Pratt& Whitney, an RTX business, today announced that Icelandair has selected GTF engines to power up to 35 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft, comprising a mix of leased and purchased A321XLR ...

Designed in 1930, the 14-cylinder, 597 kW (800 hp) Twin Wasp engine was first used in the Martin 130 China Clipper that inaugurated trans-Pacific commercial operations in 1935. United Air Lines had ...