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Tornado : Wright Aero's last liquid-cooled piston engine

Author: Kimble D McCutcheon
Publisher: Huntsville, AL : Weak Force Press, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"In the 1930s, when gas turbines were practically unknown, engine designers worldwide struggled to create a new and more powerful generation of aircraft engines. It was hoped these engines would push aircraft to speeds of more than 500 miles per hour. One such engine, the Tornado, was a remarkable 42-cylinder liquid-cooled radial conceived by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation."--P. [4] of cover.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kimble D McCutcheon
ISBN: 097108470X 9780971084704
OCLC Number: 49693641
Description: viii, 214 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Responsibility: Kimble D. McCutcheon.

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"In the 1930s, when gas turbines were practically unknown, engine designers worldwide struggled to create a new and more powerful generation of aircraft engines. It was hoped these engines would push aircraft to speeds of more than 500 miles per hour. One such engine, the Tornado, was a remarkable 42-cylinder liquid-cooled radial conceived by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation."--P. [4] of cover.

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