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Wright Cyclone R-3350-TC Cylinder

The major airframe application of the Wright R-3350 engine was the Boeing B-29 during World War II. This engine continued to give useful commercial service after the War, one version of which was the first of its type to have its exhaust turbines (3 of them) geared into the power system. This engine, called the Wright Turbo-Compound Cyclone, was the last and the most highly developed piston engine to be widely used in large military and commercial airplanes. It was used in commercial aircraft such as the Douglas DC-7 and Lockheed Super Constellation.

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This object is on display in Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Boeing Aviation Hangar
Object Details
Date Circa 1950 Country of Origin United States of America Type PROPULSION-Components (Engine Parts) Manufacturer Wright Aeronautical
 Physical Description From Wright R-3350-TC engine; piston part number 170269; missing rocker covers. Dimensions 44 cm x 37 cm x 28 cm (17.5 in. x 14.5 in. x 11.0 in.)
 Inventory Number A19710174000 Credit Line Gift of Bendix Field Engineering Corporation Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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