Pratt & Whitney XH-3130

XH-3130 / XH-3730
Type	24-cylinder H-engine
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Pratt & Whitney

The Pratt & Whitney XH-3130 (sometimes called the XL-3130^{[citation needed]}) was an H-block aircraft engine project developed for the United States Navy in the late 1930s.^[1] The design was later enlarged as the XH-3730), but the project was canceled in 1940 in favor of Pratt & Whitney developing the R-4360 Wasp Major air-cooled radial engine.^[2]

Specifications

General characteristics

• Type: 24 cylinder H-engine
• Bore: 6.00 in (152.4 mm)
• Stroke: 5.50 in (139.7 mm)
• Displacement: 3,732.2 cu in (61.16 L)

Components

• Valvetrain: Sleeve valves

Performance

• Power output: 2,900 hp

See also

Related development

• Pratt & Whitney X-1800/XH-2600

Comparable engines

• Napier Sabre
• Rolls-Royce Eagle

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

Notes

1. Gunston 2006, p. 163.
2. Connors, p. 147.

Bibliography

• Connors, Jack (2010). The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History. Reston. Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. ISBN 978-1-60086-711-8.
• Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
• Gunston, Bill (1999). The Development of Piston Aero Engines, 2nd Edition. Sparkford, Somerset, England, UK: Patrick Stephens, Haynes Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-4478-1.

External links

• Photo of the XH-3730 at enginehistory.org