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Engine, Fairchild Caminez 447-C, Radial 4 Engine, Motorized Cutaway

Power rating: 89.5 kW (120 hp) at 960 rpm Displacement: 7.3 L (447 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 144 mm (5.6 in.) x 114 mm (4.5 in.) In 1925 the Fairchild-Caminez Engine Corporation was formed and ...
The Drive

This Turbocharged 12-Rotor Engine Revs to 9,000 RPM With a Noise That Rips Space-Time

While Rob Dahm’s garage is no stranger to monstrous rotary engines, including four-rotor units cranking out more than 1,000 horsepower, this one is mind-bending. Here we have a massive, ...
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Continental R-794S, Sleeve Valve, Radial 7 Engine

Continental, a successful manufacturer of automotive engines, purchased the rights for a Burt-McCollum single-sleeve valve engine design in 1925. Believing this technology might replace poppet valves ...
New Atlas

Watch: Kickstarting a 1,700cc single-cylinder chopper ain't easy

Based on a Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine, the Hackel-Wright Chopper is unlike any motorcycle you've seen before. It borrows components from Harley and Toyota and is built by a guy named Al ...
Flightglobal

Pratt & Whitney at 100: Power generations – engines that shaped aviation

In 1925, the Wasp was a leap forward in aircraft power, reliability, and performance – one that rocketed the trajectory of aviation technology into the post-war era. Its nine-cylinder, air-cooled ...