The Salmson AD.3 or Salmson 3 Ad was a French designed, three-cylinder, air-cooled
radial
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Mathematics and Direction
* Vector (geometric)
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aero engine
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. It was also produced by
British Salmson
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in
Great Britain
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during the 1920s.
Applications (3 Ad)
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Adaridi AD 3
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Farman Aviette
The Farman Moustique is a family of France, French monoplanes built by the Farman, Société des Aéroplanes Henry et Maurice Farman at Boulogne-Billancourt, Billancourt.
Shortly after the end of World War I, Farman introduced a low powered sin ...
*
Peyret-Nessler Libellule
Engines on display
A preserved Salmson 3 Ad engine is on public display at the
Deutsches Museum
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,
Munich
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.
Specifications (AD.3)
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1920s aircraft piston engines
Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines
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