The Piaggio P.XIX was an Italian aircraft engine produced by Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A. during

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and used to power aircraft of the

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Development

The engine was part of a line of 14-cylinder radial engines developed from Piaggio based on the

Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major The Gnome-Rhône 14K ''Mistral Major'' was a 14-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled radial engine. It was Gnome-Rhône's major aircraft engine prior to World War II, and matured into a highly sought-after design that would see licensed production ...

, which was itself loosely based on the

Bristol Jupiter The Bristol Jupiter was a British nine-cylinder single-row piston radial engine built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Originally designed late in World War I and known as the Cosmos Jupiter, a lengthy series of upgrades and developments turn ...

. It was derived from the earlier P.XI but with a higher compression ratio.

Variants

;P.XIX R.C.45 Turbine: Geared, rated altitude ;P.XIX R.C.50: Geared

Applications

* CANT Z.1007ter * Macchi MC.200bis prototype *

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The engine was also fitted experimentally to single versions of the IMAM Ro.57 and

Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 The Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 ''Marsupiale'' was an Italian bomber and transport aircraft of World War II. It was a Cantilever#Aircraft, cantilever, mid-wing monoplane trimotor with a retractable, Conventional landing gear, tailwheel undercarriage. ...

(serial number MM.60591).

Specifications (R.C. 45 Turbine)

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