Wright R-1300-3D
1 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Wright R-1300-3D engine, rated at about 800 horsepower. The Sikorsky S-55 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft).
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Wright R-1300-3D. FAA spelling: R-1300-3D.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Sikorsky S-55 | 1 |
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
Fitted to
- Sikorsky S-55 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- Kentucky 1 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Sierra Aeronautics LLC 1 of these aircraft
Analytics
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/wright-r-1300-3d.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 1
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), November 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.