{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.r-1340-wasp","code":"thing-q1852043","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1852043/","name":"R-1340 Wasp","alternateNames":["R-1340-16 Wasp","R-1340-19 Wasp","R-1340-19F Wasp","R-1340-21G Wasp","R-1340-22 Wasp","R-1340-23 Wasp","R-1340-30 Wasp","R-1340-31 Wasp","R-1340-33 Wasp","R-1340-48 Wasp","R-1340-49 Wasp","R-1340-7 Wasp"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"An American nine-cylinder, single-row air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed by Pratt and Whitney, first produced in 1926 as the original Wasp, displacing 1,340 cubic inches, about 22 litres, and produced in large numbers to power trainers, transports and light aircraft such as the T-6 Texan and DHC Beaver; the registry aliases name specific variants such as the R-1340-16, -19, -21G, -22 and -23, which differ in ratings and are instances, and the registry classification as a living thing is an error. Surviving engines fly in historic aircraft under airworthiness rules.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the R-1340 Wasp, relay design, history, variants and aircraft applications from aviation history sources, flag the variant instances and the misclassification, and distinguish it from the R-985 Wasp Junior, R-1830 Twin Wasp, R-2800 Double Wasp and Wright R-975 Whirlwind.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Single-row radial","The original Wasp","Air-cooled","Trainer and utility power"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What the R-1340 Wasp is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is the R-1340 Wasp, and how does it differ from the Wasp Junior, Twin Wasp, Double Wasp and Wright Whirlwind?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about history, restoration or engineering?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"variants","name":"Variants","description":"Named variants.","findings":[{"id":"variants-finding","name":"Variants","description":"Variants.","questions":[{"text":"How do variants such as R-1340-19 and -21G differ?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific variant?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"engineering","name":"Engineering","description":"Design.","layers":[{"id":"radial","name":"Radial design","description":"Single-row radial.","findings":[{"id":"radial-finding","name":"Radial design","description":"Radial design.","questions":[{"text":"Why did single-row radials suit trainers and utility aircraft?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"cooling","name":"Cooling","description":"Air cooling.","findings":[{"id":"cooling-finding","name":"Cooling","description":"Cooling.","questions":[{"text":"How does air cooling work on radial engines?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"origins","name":"Origins","description":"The original Wasp.","findings":[{"id":"origins-finding","name":"Origins","description":"Origins.","questions":[{"text":"How did the 1926 Wasp launch Pratt and Whitney?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Pratt and Whitney?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"aircraft","name":"Aircraft","description":"Aircraft applications.","findings":[{"id":"aircraft-finding","name":"Aircraft","description":"Aircraft.","questions":[{"text":"Which aircraft used the R-1340, such as the T-6 Texan and DHC Beaver?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits North American T-6 Texan?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Preservation.","layers":[{"id":"warbirds","name":"Warbirds","description":"Historic aircraft.","findings":[{"id":"warbirds-finding","name":"Warbirds","description":"Warbirds.","questions":[{"text":"How are R-1340 engines maintained in flying historic aircraft?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"data","name":"Data quality","description":"Classification errors.","findings":[{"id":"data-finding","name":"Data quality","description":"Data quality.","questions":[{"text":"How should the misclassified registry entry be corrected?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits aircraft engine?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the engine's history, variants and specifications from reliable sources.","Look up airworthiness directives and maintenance records for an engine on behalf of its operator."],"mustNot":["Clear an engine as airworthy without a licensed engineer's sign-off.","Falsify maintenance logs or part histories.","Run an engine where the propeller or exhaust can harm people.","Sell parts without traceable documentation."],"requiresHuman":["Returning an engine or aircraft to service."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Vintage engines still fly with passengers and pilots depending on them.","Bogus parts put lives at risk."],"affectedParties":["Pilots and passengers","Ground crew","People under flight paths"]},"owners":{"steward":"The aircraft owner or operator; the aviation authority keeps the airworthiness record.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Civil aircraft registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q2107998","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"aircraft engine","type":"related","note":"related"},{"target":"Pratt and Whitney","type":"related"},{"target":"T-6 Texan","type":"related"},{"target":"R-1830 Twin Wasp","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.r-1340-wasp","Wikidata: Q1852043 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1852043)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["cylinders: 9 count - single row","displacement: 1,340 cubic inches - about 22 litres","first produced: 1926 year - the original Wasp"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Pratt and Whitney single-row radial engine","R-1340-16, R-1340-19, R-1340-19F, R-1340-21G, R-1340-22, R-1340-23 Wasp","The R-985 is the smaller Wasp Junior; the R-1830 is a two-row Twin Wasp; the R-2800 is the Double Wasp; the Wright R-975 is a rival","A single-row radial engine with nine finned cylinders around a crankcase."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain design and history","relay variants","describe aircraft applications","flag misclassification"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Treating variants as kinds","Misclassification as living thing","Maintenance hazards on vintage engines"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["FAA type certificates and airworthiness rules for historic engines"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Powering piston aircraft.","military variants","civil variants","geared variants","restored flying engines"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q1852043: R-1340 Wasp","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1852043","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-1340_Wasp","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["The registry classification of this engine as a living thing should be corrected","The registry aliases for specific variants should be split off as instances","How should aviation museum sources be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q1852043/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q1852043/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T02:43:53Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-09T07:29:59+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}