The Wright R-2160 Tornado was an experimental 42-cylinder, 7-cylinder per row, 6-row liquid-cooled inline radial
aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years ma ...
. It was proposed in 1940 with 2,350 hp (1,752 kW) for experimental aircraft such as the
Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning,
Vultee XP-68 Tornado, and the
Republic XP-69.
Specifications
See also
References
* Kim McCutcheon, ''Tornado: Wright Aero's Last Liquid-cooled Piston Engine''
External links
Republic XP-69
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42-cylinder engines
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Abandoned military aircraft engine projects of the United States
Water-cooled radial engines