Williams Brothers 1/8 Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340 Radial Aircraft Engine and Display Stand, 307

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Williams Brothers 1/8 Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340 Radial Aircraft Engine and Display Stand, 307 plastic model kit

1/8 307 Williams Brothers Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340 Radial Aircraft Engine and Display Stand

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc++

1970s issue. Very highly detailed kit with over 200 parts. Large 1/8 scale. Complete engine includes crankcase, cylinders, pushrods housings, propeller hub, accessory section, carburetor and fuel system, vinyl wires for the distributor blocks and dual ignition system and more. A name plate label is included with a Pratt & Whitney logo decal. A scale engine mount is furnished with the kit and the optional Display Unit is also included and is still factory sealed. The engine kit itself has not been started. All of the parts are still in the factory sealed bags with decals and instructions. This engine was P&Ws first aircraft engine and the original purchaser was the US Navy in 1926. The Wasp went on to find world-wide fame in over 50 aircraft. The Boeing 247, P-12, F4B-4, Curtiss F6C-4 Hawk, F8C-5 Helldiver, Douglas Dolphin, Ford Trimotor (some versions), Gee Bee racers, Lockheed Orion, Sirius, Vega, Sikorsky S-38 are just a few. Some were manufactured under license by other companies including BMW in Germany.

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