R-2800-34 vs. 34w

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There are conflicting reports of 34w's HP; some state it to be 2100 HP military, some 2400 HP.

Does anyone have the official spec sheets for these engines?

How much MIL. HP does a plain 34 produce?

What's the main difference between 34W and 34?
 
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According to P W it was 2100hp military rating.

But P W didn't publish/put out WER ratings or ratings using water injection/ADI for this engine.

According to at least one Navy chart/spec sheet the combat rating was 2400hp at 1000ft and the Military rating was 2100hp at 3200-3400ft.

The engine could make 2100hp using 100/130 fuel but needed either 115/145 or water injection to make the combat rating.
 
The latest sentence is in good agreement with chart posted here (http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/engines/terminology-engine-data-36560-3.htmlMilitary power on 115/145 grade fuel was 2300 HP, vs. 2100 on 100/130 grade.

Very interesting. Military power; even though 30W starts at about 2210 HP and 34W at 2300 HP, 30W seems to hold power much better than the 34W; if I'm interpreting the charts correctly, that is.

Also, if the only difference between 34 and 34W is the ADI, then I suppose their non-WER charts would be identical, correct?
 
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The -30 is a whole new engine and supercharger, it did keep the same bore and stroke as the -34 though :)

The -30 was an "E" series engine and it used a hydraulic coupling (DB 600 series style) to drive the supercharger and the supercharger was a different model than the one used on the -34.

It is confusing but the dash numbers do NOT go in chronological order. the -34 is a development of the -22 engine.

There were only two "E" series engines, the -32 used in the F4U-5 Corsairs and the -34 used in a variety of aircraft including the F8F-2 Bearcats. Some planes used water injection and some didn't.

High and low blower refer to the supercharger gears not stages. The variable speed drive on the -30 engine is responsible for the curved/wavy lines on the chart. Engines with fixed gear ratios have straight lines on the charts.
 

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