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Pure mechanical violence from a 53-litre aircraft engine
The Bristol Centaurus is a 53-litre radial engine from an era when aircraft relied on raw displacement and mechanical force.
World of Warbirds on MSN
Rotary vs radial aircraft engines, the circular powerplants that changed early aviation
Part two of the Quest for Power series breaks down rotary and radial engines, why circular layouts solved cooling and reliability, and why they also came with nasty tradeoffs. From WWI rotaries to ...
Bore and Stroke: 127 mm (5.0 in.) x 140 mm (5.5 in.) Charles Lawrance, originally a race car engine designer, built his first air-cooled aircraft engine in 1921 for a Navy contract. The 149 kW (200 hp ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 528673160 Michael Cole Corbis via Getty Images 2 Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was ...
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Top 10: Amazing Propellor-airliners
Top 10: Amazing Propellor-airliners ...
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