Maker's Plate - CAC, R-1830-82, Twin Wasp Aero Engine, 1941

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Summary:: Maker's plate from a Pratt & Whitney R-1830-82 Twin Wasp aero engine licence-built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Ltd (CAC). Marked 'Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Ltd Aircraft Engine Factory, Lidcombe, NSW Model Twin Wasp R1830-82 Mfrs no. 2'. This plate appears to be from the second production engine built by CAC which was built in late 1941. The first CAC Twin Wasp engine was completed on 28 October 1941. The CAC Twin Wasp, (along U.S-built Twin Wasps) was fitted to the locally manufactured DAP Beaufort bomber and CAC Boomerang fighter aircraft.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Don McEwan Carrol, 1979

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	60 mm (Width), 94 mm (Length)

Tagged with:	aero engine components, aero engines, makers plates, wars conflicts
Themes this item is part of:	Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) R-1340 Wasp Aero Engine, Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Aero Engine, Engineering Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Transport Collection, Rolls-Royce Merlin Aero Engine
Primary Classification:	AIR TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Aero Engines
Tertiary Classification:	makers' plates
Model Name/Number:	R-1830-82 Twin Wasp
Manufacturer:	Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty Ltd (CAC), Lidcome, New South Wales, Australia, 1941 Manufacturer.
Designer:	Pratt & Whitney (A Division of United Aircraft Corp), United States of America Designer & Licensor.