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This dimension groups engines by the vehicle each one actually powered. Every internal combustion engine works on the same basic principle wherever it is fitted, since "the expansion of the high-temperature and high-pressure gases produced by combustion applies direct force to components of the engine," as Wikipedia explains. Browsing by vehicle fitted lets a visitor see which specific car, aircraft or vessel a given engine actually drove.

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Era of Emergence
1903 CE 1
Vehicle Fitted
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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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