Postwar Development of the Reciprocating Engine Wright Aeronautical Corporation

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

WIEGAND, F.J., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1950

Summary:

Over a period of 10 years, the horsepower output of the C18 engine has been increased about 60%, its specific weight reduced about 40%. At the same time the engine has met demands for better operating economy and greater dependability.To attain these improvements, many important design modifications have been necessary, most of them in the power section of the engine, the authors report, although the ignition system has also come in for its share of attention

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

500163

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license