Pratt & Whitney XH-3130
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The Pratt & Whitney XH-3130 (sometimes called the XL-3130{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}) was an H-block aircraft engine project developed for the United States Navy in the late 1930s.Gunston 2006, p. 163. 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.Connors, p. 147.
Specifications
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See also
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References
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=Bibliography=
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- {{cite book|last= Connors |first= Jack |title= The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History |publisher= American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |location= Reston. Virginia |year= 2010 |isbn= 978-1-60086-711-8 }}
- {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title= World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition |year= 2006 |publisher= Sutton Publishing Limited |location= Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK |isbn= 0-7509-4479-X }}
- {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title= The Development of Piston Aero Engines, 2nd Edition |year= 1999 |publisher= Patrick Stephens, Haynes Publishing |location= Sparkford, Somerset, England, UK |isbn= 0-7509-4478-1 }}
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External links
- [http://www.enginehistory.org/P&W/Museum/Recips/XH-3730_003.jpg Photo of the XH-3730 at enginehistory.org]
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Category:1940s aircraft piston engines
Category:Abandoned military aircraft engine projects of the United States