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Piston

Specifications (variant)

General characteristics

  • Type: Seven-cylinder supercharged air-cooled radial piston engine
  • Length: in (mm)
  • Diameter: in (mm)
  • Dry weight: lb (kg)
  • Displacement: inĀ³ (L)
  • Bore: in (mm)
  • Stroke: in (mm)

Components (I'm not sure what else to call this section)

  • Valvetrain: Two pushrod-actuated valves per cylinder with sodium-cooled exhaust valve
  • Valvetrain: Overhead camshaft-actuated, two intake and two exhaust valves per cylinder, sodium-cooled exhaust valve stems
  • Carburetor: twin-choke updraft with automatic mixture control
  • Supercharger: Two-speed two-stage, boost pressure automatically linked to the throttle, water-air aftercooler installed between the second stage and the engine.
  • Fuel type:
  • Oil system: Dry sump with one pressure pump and two scavenge pumps
  • Cooling system: 70% water and 30% ethylene glycol coolant mixture, pressurized

Performance

  • Power output: hp (kW) at rpm for takeoff at sea level; hp (kW) at rpm for cruise at ft (m)
  • Compression ratio:
  • Fuel consumption: US gal/hr (L/hr) at economical cruise
  • Oil consumption: US gal/hr ( L/hr)
  • Power-to-weight ratio: hp/lb (kW/kg)

Jet

Specifications (variant)

General characteristics

  • Type: turbofan
  • Length: in ( mm)
  • Diameter: in ( mm)
  • Dry weight: lb ( kg)
  • Displacement: in&sup3 ( L)

Components

  • Compressor: single-stage dual-entry centrifugal compressor with two-sided impeller
  • Combustion chambers: 10 flow combustion chambers with igniter plugs in chambers 3 and 10
  • Turbine: single-stage axial flow with 54 blades
  • Fuel type: Aviation kerosene with 1% lubricating oil
  • Oil system: US gal ( L) capacity, circulation rate US gal/hr ( L/hr), maximum inverted flying time
  • Cooling system:

Performance

  • Overall pressure ratio:
  • Thrust: lbf ( kN) at rpm for takeoff; lbf ( kN) at rpm for cruise; lbf ( kN) at rpm at idle.
  • Fuel consumption: lb/hr ( kg/hr) at maximum power; lb/hr ( kg/hr) at cruise power; lb/hr ( kg/hr) at idle
  • Oil consumption: US gal/hr ( L/hr)
  • Thrust-to-weight ratio: