The Wright R-2160 Tornado was an experimental liquid-cooled aircraft engine with 42 cylinders in six rows of seven, arranged as an inline radial. It was proposed in 1940 at 2,350 horsepower for experimental fighters including the Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning, the Vultee XP-68 Tornado and the Republic XP-69. Its stated displacement was 2,160 cubic inches (35.4 litres), with bore and stroke of 4.25 by 3.625 inches, single overhead camshafts, direct fuel injection and two turbosuperchargers, and its dry weight was about 2,400 pounds. The book listed as its main reference is titled as a history of Wright Aero's last liquid-cooled piston engine, a departure from the air-cooled Whirlwind and Cyclone radials the firm was known for.
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Wright Aeronautical chose violent windstorms for their engine names: Whirlwind, Tornado, Cyclone, and Typhoon.
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It was proposed in 1940 with 2,350 hp (1,752 kW)
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The Wright R-2160 Tornado was an experimental 42-cylinder, 7-cylinder per row, 6-row liquid-cooled inline radial aircraft engine.
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The Wright R-2160 Tornado was an experimental 42-cylinder, 7-cylinder per row, 6-row liquid-cooled inline radial aircraft engine.
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The Wright R-2160 Tornado was an experimental 42-cylinder, 7-cylinder per row, 6-row liquid-cooled inline radial aircraft engine. 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.
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The Wright R-2160 Tornado was an experimental 42-cylinder, 7-cylinder per row, 6-row liquid-cooled inline radial aircraft engine. 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.
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Wright Aeronautical chose violent windstorms for their engine names: Whirlwind, Tornado, Cyclone, and Typhoon.
Vultee XP-68 Tornado (Wikipedia)
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It was based on the experimental XP-54 Swoose Goose and powered by the Wright R-2160 Tornado 42-cylinder radial engine driving a set of contra-rotating propellers in a twin-boom pusher configuration.
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