Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Components, August 1943
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Artifact Overview
During World War II, Ford Motor Company manufactured Pratt & Whitney R-2800 aircraft engines using the same mass-production techniques developed for automobiles. Each 18-cylinder engine generated 2,000 horsepower. By August 1944, Ford assembled more than 2,400 engines a month in a special facility at the Rouge. Ford workers built nearly 58,000 engines by war's end.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
20 August 1943
Subject Date
20 August 1943
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.78500.76
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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