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D. Napier & Son

This dimension groups engines by the company that built them. Wikipedia describes the automotive industry as comprising "a wide range of companies and organisations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles," and engine manufacture sits inside that same industry. Browsing by manufacturer lets a visitor follow one company's engines across different vehicles and decades.

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1903 CE 1
D. Napier & Son
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1. Wikipedia: Wright Flyer
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  • Wright Flyer, first flight date
    The Wright Flyer... made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft on December 17, 1903.
  • Wright Flyer, engine design section
    Since they could not find a suitable automobile engine for the task, they commissioned their employee Charlie Taylor to build a new design from scratch, a lightweight 12-horsepower (9-kilowatt) gasoline engine, weighing 180 pounds (82 kg), with a 1-US-gallon (3.8 L; 0.83 imp gal) fuel tank.
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