Ford R-4360s
Compiled by Kimble D. McCutcheon from Images Supplied by William Lewis
Published 26 Mar 2019
| Ford manufactured fuel-injected Pratt & Whitney R-4360-C6 and -CB4 engines under license from 1951 until 1954 in the Dodge Chicago plant that had been used for Curtiss-Wright R-3350 manufacture during WWII. R-4360-53 models are illustrated here and were used in the Convair B-36 bombers; R-4360-59 models were used in Boeing KC-97D, and R-4360-59A models in KC-97F and G tankers; R-4360-63 and -63A models were used in Douglas C-124 transport aircraft. |
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| Ford R-4360s were built in the converted Dodge Chicago plant. | |||
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| Four Views of the R-4360-53 | |||
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| R-4360 in Test Stand | |||
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| Overview | Propeller Shaft Plugs and Oil Passages | Bearings, Front Nose Case, Accessory Driven Gears | Propeller Shaft Oil Transfer Collar, Accessory Drive Gear, Propeller Shaft | |
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| Propeller Shaft, Planet Gear Carrier, Planet Gears, Torquemeter Front Housing, Sun Gear | Propeller Shaft, Planet Gear Carrier, Planet Gears, Torquemeter Front Housing | Ring Gear, Torquemeter Aft Housing, Torquemeter Pistons, Magneto Driven Gears and Shafts | Torquemeter Aft Housing, Magneto Drive Gear | |
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| Crankshaft with Dynamic Vibration Absorbers and Journal Plugs | |
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| Overview | Vibration Absorbing Coupling, Supercharger Drive Gears | ||
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| Overview | Accessory Housing | Accessory Gears, Fan Reduction Gear | Fan Intermediate Shaft, Fan Drive Housing, Fan Drive Gears | Fan Drive Gears, Fan Fluid Couplings |
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| Fan Drive Gears, Fan Fluid Couplings | Fan Drive Aft Housing | Fan Drive Aft Housing, Fan Shaft | Fan Shaft |
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