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Engine Manual Vought, Goodyear and Brewster Corsair
INVENTORY
Pratt & Whitney - Double Wasp R-2800
Part No 166498 Maintenance Manual - Double Wasp R-2800 CB Engines
March 1953 revised 1955
Publisher : Pratt & Whitney
pages : 244
PN 109466 Maintenance Manual Double Wasp R-2800 CA Engines
July 1947
Publisher : Pratt & Whitney
pages : 77
Service instructions - Bendix Scintilla Aircraft Ignition Harness - Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Aircraft Engines
1947
Publisher : Pratt & Whitney
pages : 112
Overhaul Instructions for Chandler-Evans Water Injection Controls - Supplement to Double Wasp Overhaul Manual
Publisher : Pratt & Whitney
pages : 85
Part no.166497 - Overhaul Manual - Double Wasp R-2800 CB Engines
1956
Publisher : Pratt & Whitney
pages : 346
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp CA Overhaul Manual (part# 115635)
Part No. : 115635
Overhaul Manual
August 1946
Pratt & Whitney overhaul manual for the R-2800 Double Wasp CA radial engine.
Also includes manuals for the
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Stromberg PR-58E5 Carburetor
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Bendix-Scintilla DF18RN/LN Magneto
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Bendix-Scintilla Ignition Harness
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Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp CB Maintenance Manual (part# 166498)
Part No. : 166498
Maintenance Manual
April 1962
Pratt & Whitney maintenance manual for the R-2800 Double Wasp CB radial engine.
Also includes manuals for the
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Stromberg PR-58E5 Carburetor
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Bendix-Scintilla DF18RN/LN Magneto
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Bendix-Scintilla Ignition Harness
Engine Manuals : Pratt & Whitney Aircraft : Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Double Wasp Series
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Double Wasp A & B Series Overhaul Manual (part# 49656)
Part No. : 49656
Overhaul Manual
Third Edition R-2800-5, -6, -21, -31, -35, -39, -41, -43, -47-51
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Double Wasp B (R-2800-8, -10) Operators Handbook (part# 02-10GR-1)
Part No. : 02-10GR-1
Operators Handbook
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Double Wasp B Series Overhaul Manual (part# 02-10GR-3)
Part No. : 02-10GR-3
Overhaul Manual
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Double Wasp R-2800-Series Overhaul Manual (part# 96996)
Part No. : 96996
Overhaul Manual
R-2800-14, -22, -22W, -28, -57
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Double Wasp R-2800 CA Engines Maintenance Manual (part# 109466)
Part No. : 109466
Maintenance Manual
Third Revision November 1949
Engine Manuals : Pratt & Whitney Aircraft : Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-1830 Series
Part No. : 3/1/1962
Overhaul Instructions and Parts Catalog
Overhaul Instructions with Parts Catalog For Vibration Isolators
Engine Manuals : Pratt & Whitney Aircraft : Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800 Series
Part No. : 02A-10GA-4C
Parts Catalog
15 NOV 54; REVISED 14 APR 59
T.O. 2R-R2800-4
Pratt & Whitney R2800-52W, -54, -97, -99W, 103W Engine Overhaul Instructions (part# 02A-10GH-3 / 2R-R2800-43)
Part No. : 02A-10GH-3 / 2R-R2800-43
Overhaul Manual
1 February 1965; Revised 30 November 1983
Overhaul Instructions
Pratt & Whitney R2800 Aircraft Engine
Models
Navy R2800-52W, -54
USAF R2800-52W, -54, -97, -99W, 103W
Pratt & Whitney R2800-52W, -54, -97, -99W, 103W Engine Illustrated parts Breakdown (part# 02A-10GH-4 / 2R-R2800-44)
Part No. : 02A-10GH-4 / 2R-R2800-44
Illustrated parts Breakdown
1 August 1968; Revised 15 July 1984
Models
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Navy R2800-52W, -54
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USAF R2800-52W, -54, 97, -99W, 103W
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-14W thru 91 1945 Maintenance Instructions Manual (part# 02-10GC-2)
Part No. : 02-10GC-2
Maintenance Instructions Manual
22, 22W, 28, 34, 34W, 34A, 34WA, 36, 40, 40W, 57, 73, 77, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89 & 91
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-34 thru 85 1955 Parts Catalog (part# 02A-10GC-4)
Part No. : 02A-10GC-4
Parts Catalog
R-2800-34, 57, 73, 77, 81, 83, 83A & 85
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-10, -10W, -65 1944 Overhaul Instructions (part# 02-10GB-3)
Part No. : 02-10GB-3
Overhaul Instructions
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800 Series 1945 Parts Catalog (part# 02-10GC-4)
Part No. : 02-10GC-4
Parts Catalog
R-2800-14W, -22, -22W, -28, -34, -34W, -36 -57
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-18W, -18WA&-42W Illustrated Parts Catalog (part# 02A-10GD-4)
Part No. : 02A-10GD-4
Illustrated Parts Catalog
Revised May 1951
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-18W Series 1945 Overhaul Instructions (part# 02-10GD-3)
Part No. : 02-10GD-3
Overhaul Instructions
Revised May 1945
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800 Series Maintenance Instructions (part# 02A-10GA-2)
Part No. : 02A-10GA-2
Maintenance Instructions
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800 Series Overhaul Instructions (part# 02A-10GA-3)
Part No. : 02A-10GA-3
Overhaul Instructions
R-2800-27, -31, -43, -51, -71, -75, -79
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800 Navy & USAF Series Parts Catalog (part# 02A-10GA-4C)
Part No. : 02A-10GA-4C
Parts Catalog
Navy Model: R-2800-27 USAF Models: R-2800-75 & R-2800-79
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800 Series Navy & USAF Models Overhaul Instructions (part# 02A-10GA-3)
Part No. : 02A-10GA-3
Overhaul Instructions
Navy Models: R-2800-27 USAF Models: R-2800-75 & R-2800-79
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-30W & R-2800-32W Parts Catalog (part# 02A-10GE-4)
Part No. : 02A-10GE-4
Parts Catalog
Jaunuary 1949
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800 Series Overhaul Instructions (part# 02A-10GC-3)
Part No. : 02A-10GC-3
Overhaul Instructions
R-2800-34, -57, -73, -77, -81, -83, -83A & -85
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-44, -48, -95, -97 Maintenance Instructions Manual (part# 02A-10GF-2)
Part No. : 02A-10GF-2
Maintenance Instructions Manual
Revised January 1956
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-5 Series 1941 Operation and Flight Instructions (part# 02-10GA-1)
Part No. : 02-10GA-1
Operation and Flight Instructions
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800 Series 1942 Overhaul Instructions (part# 02-10GA-3)
Part No. : 02-10GA-3
Overhaul Instructions
R-2800-5, -21, -27, -31, -35, -39, -41, -43 & -51
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-50, A, -52W, -54, -99W&103W Parts Catalog (part# 1-2R-R2800-44)
Part No. : 1-2R-R2800-44
Parts Catalog
May-59
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800 Series Overhaul Instructions (part# 02A-10GH-3)
Part No. : 02A-10GH-3
Overhaul Instructions
R-2800-50, - 50A, -52W, -54, -99W, -103W
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-8, -10 1943 Operator's Handbook (part# 02-10GR-1)
Part No. : 02-10GR-1
Operator's Handbook
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-8, -8W, -10, -10W&-65 Parts Catalog (part# 02-10GB-4)
Part No. : 02-10GB-4
Parts Catalog
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800-8 & R-2800-10 Series Service Instructions (part# 02A-10GB-2)
Part No. : 02A-10GB-2
Service Instructions
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800B Series 1944 Operating Instructions (part# PWA-OI-45)
Part No. : PWA-OI-45
Operating Instructions
Turbosupercharged Engines with Water Injection
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft R-2800B Series 1949 Operation, Service, Overhaul & Parts (part# 03-5DD-1)
Part No. : 03-5DD-1
Operation, Service, Overhaul & Parts
R-2800 B Series (18 Cylinder High Tension Ignition System) Operation, Service, and Overhaul with Parts
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Service Bulletin R-2800-B SER Service Letters, Bulletins (part# A-283)
Part No. : A-283
Service Letters, Bulletins
Water Injection System 1944
The Vought F4U-1,F4U-2 and the GoodyearFG-1 and the Brewster F3A-1 Corsair were powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 with 2000 horsepower (1491 kW) at 2700 RPM at 305 m; 1800 horsepower (1342 kW) at 2700 rpm at 4724 m, first series production "B" Series engine using a two-stage, two-speed auxiliary supercharger. The engine's power was transmitted through the use of a three bladed constant speed Hamilton Standard Hydromatic propeller.
Three different settings were possible, high, low and neutral.
When in high or low, all of the intake air is compressed in two stages. The intake air is compressed by the auxiliary blower, then cooled by the intercooler, then sent through the main stage blower before entering the cylinders.
In neutral, the Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 performed like a single-stage engine.
High gear was used for high altitudes, low gear for medium altitudes and finally neutral is used for low altitudes.
Later on the Vought F4U-1A, F4U-1D and the F4U-1C were mounted with a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8W with water injection and with 2250 horsepower (1677 kW) WEP, the W stand for water injection, used for an additional burst of power for a limited time , descripted as war emergency power with designation WEP.
The water injection system was permitted for higher manifold pressures, giving the engine a maximum of 2700 RPM.
Engaging the water injection system was rather simple, a safety wire stopped the throttle handle from advancing completely, in stage of an emergency, the throttle handle was advanced completely to full open, breaking the wire and so engaging the water injection system.
A green warning light in the cockpit would flash after two minutes and remain on while the throttle was in the full open position.
A safety measure was introduced, if the throttle was in any other position other than full throttle, the water injection system would automatically turn off.
The Vought F4U-4, F4U-4B, F4U-4P and F4U-7 used a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-18W with 2100 horsepower (1566 kW) at 2800 RPM at 305 m; 1,800 horsepower (1342 kW) at 2800 RPM at 7772 m. The engine's power was transmitted through the use of a four bladed constant speed Hamilton Standard Hydromatic propeller. Some Vought F4U-4 and F4U-4B used a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-42W engine.
The Vought F4U-5, F4U-5N and F4U-5NL used a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-32W with 2450 horsepower (1827 kW), ,850 horsepower (2125 kW) with water-methanol injection. The engine's power was transmitted through the use of a four bladed constant speed Hamilton Standard Hydromatic propeller.
Finally, the AU-1 corsair used a Pratt & Whitney R-2700-83W engine generated 2300 horsepower, slightly down on the power available in the F4U-5, its top speed also dropped, partly because of an increase in armor. The engine's power was transmitted through the use of a four bladed constant speed Hamilton Standard Hydromatic propeller.