Progress in improvement of airplane engines demonstrated in test conducted by Wright Aeronautical Corp with Whirlwind 7-cyl air-cooled radial engine of 285 hp; results indicate that limiting features preventing much greater than 400 hr between overhauls are: need of regrinding exhaust valves, and amount of dirt introduced into engine through carburetor and lubricating oil.


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    Titel :

    400-hour endurance test of Wright Whirlwind R-760E-1


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Aero Digest


    Beteiligte:
    Hill, H.C. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Aero Digest ; 23 , n 3 ; p 50-51


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1933


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    Wright Whirlwind engine operation

    Biddlecombe, C.H. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928


    The wright whirlwind engine production methods

    Beatty, L.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1927


    The Wright Whirlwind-Engine Production Methods

    Beatty, Lee M. | SAE Technical Papers | 1927


    The Wright whirlwind engine in commercial operation

    Biddlecombe, C.H. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1927