Updated: 15-Jun-2021
During WWII this car manufacturer received contracts for building Pratt & Whitney engines.
-It was founded by the Dodge brothers in Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan.
-They started supplying accessories and materials to other companies in the sector until they started building their own vehicles, after vicissitudes it would end up in the Chrysler group.
-Below we show some Dodge logos and the current one with some kind of goat.
"Dodge logos"
From Appendix 6: A Chrysler Group brand that during the Second World War and some time later made engines that were installed on the Boeing B-29 Superfrostress bombing planes. These engines were built under license from Pratt & Whitney.
"Dodge advertisement"
-At the Dodge factory in Chicago, Wright R-3350 engines were made under license during WWII.
"Dodge-Wright R-3350"
-Indicated by an arrow there is an unusual emblem of a ram with wings, made of a piece of cast iron and placed in front of the lower oil collecting tank.
"The winged Dodge ram"
From Appendix 10: USA / Russia. Russia acquired the licenses to manufacture D-5 car engines from Dodge. It was analyzed and they tried to repower it, but they found that it was already limited by design limitations.
"Dodge engine modified as A3-11"
-Among the modifications was a prolongation of the stroke or make them "square", but the normal stroke prevailed. It gave 85 CV.
"Two pictures of tandem engines"
-For certain applications in armored vehicles, a model of two coupled engines was made. Mounted on an elongated chassis as can be seen.
-It was intended -and made- for marine variants, hovercrafts, snow sledges, and eventually for aerial use.
"Aerial version of the Dodge, known as A3-11"
-But at GAZ-11 it was applied to training aircraft. Due to the chronic shortage of these devices it was decided to apply automobile engines. This was in the years 1934 to 1938 It ran in 1939.
-It was intended for the T-23bis, G-25, CSM-1, U-2, UTI-2 and KCM-11 light training aircraft.
-The modification consisted in eliminating clutch and gearshift, and installing gear and propeller shaft.
-Another automobile factory that also made aviation engines during the war effort, was the Dodge Brothers. In particular they built the Wright-licensed R-3350 Duplex Cyclone for the B-29.
“Dodge R-3350” (Foto David Jackson)
-The Wright R-3350 engine was made under license by Dodge, intended for the Boeing B-29 WWII bomber aircraft, nd was included in the distribution of workloads during the war effort.
-Dodge was a manufacturer of cars and trucks. Below we provide a photo of an engine in the factory.
“Dodge R-3350” (PiP-allpar.com)
Engines of DODGE
Model: Motor coche D-5 modif. en Rusia
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Bore / Stroke: x
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Model: PW, R-3350 (for B-29)
Arquitecture: 18-cylinder Radial
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Power: 2200 HP
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Twin-row, supercharged.
"Dodge R-3350"