Geriaviator,
There was a sort of "super" Twin Wasp in the form of the Double Wasp, a 2800 cu.in., 18-cyl twin row, which went into the P-47 Thunderbolt II. I had only a few hours on them, but remember the beautifully smooth engine, much quieter than the Wright Double Cyclone 2600 which was the power plant in the Vengeance.
I've often wondered if the fact that 18 is a multiple of 6 had anything to do with it. All my other radials: Continental (7), Bristol Mercury, P&W Wasp Junior and Wasp (9), and Wright Double Cyclone (14) were not, and we all know how smooth a six in a car is.
As I know to my cost, engines don't run for long without oil ! Our Pembroke chap didn't try, but shut the Leonides down, feathered the prop and went into Leeming.
Danny.
PS: I'm afraid Khormaksar seems to have changed a bit since your halcyon days
with "Abdul" in '51 !
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