Equipped with a powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360-8 Wasp Major radial engine producing 3,000 horsepower, the Skypirate featured contra-rotating Hamilton Standard four-bladed propellers. It had a ...

The series began with the 1926 development of the air-cooled R-1690 for the U.S. military, and was Pratt & Whitney’s second major engine, following the Wasp, another 1926 development. This early ...

“The [XP-47] morphed into the P-47 around a big radial engine and its supercharger ... The potential of the powerful new Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine couldn’t be denied ...

About 3,000 labor union members have gone on strike at jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut, as negotiations over wages, retirement benefits and job security broke down EAST HARTFORD ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — About 3,000 labor union members went on strike early Monday at jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut, as negotiations over wages, retirement benefits and job ...

WALLINGFORD — More than 3,000 Connecticut-based machinists at jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney will go on strike, after they rejected Sunday a new contract — an emphatic expression of worker ...

Thousands of Machinists Union Members Go on Strike at Jet Engine Maker Pratt & Whitney EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — About 3,000 labor union members went on strike early Monday at jet engine maker ...

FILE - This file photo taken Feb. 5, 2010, shows a "Pratt & Whitney Dependable Engines" emblem at the plant in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hil, filel) 34,366 people played the daily ...

The strike marks the first work stoppage since 2001 by Connecticut-based machinists at Pratt & Whitney, which is one of the largest employers in the state. The strike involves about 3,100 ...

EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A strike by more than 3,000 unionized workers at Pratt & Whitney plants in Connecticut continued Friday, entering its fifth day with no signs of a return to negotiations.

About 3,000 labor union members went on strike early Monday at jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut, as negotiations over wages, retirement benefits and job security broke down.