The Allison V-1710 was an American liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine designed and built by the Allison Division of General Motors, and the most common US-developed engine of its type in service in the Second World War. Development began in 1929 to meet an Army Air Corps need for a modern 1,000 horsepower engine, and in 1937 the V-1710-C6 became the first engine of any type to pass the Army 150 hour type test at that rating. Turbocharged versions gave the twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning excellent high-altitude performance. The engine also powered the Bell P-39 and Curtiss P-40, and the early North American P-51 Mustang. Its modular design let one production line serve many propeller and supercharger arrangements.
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was an American V12 aircraft engine
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The V-1710 has 12 cylinders
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was an American V12 aircraft engine
Part Of: Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Applications
powering the Lockheed P-38, Bell P-39 and Curtiss P-40
Part Of: Bell P-39 Airacobra, Applications
powering the Lockheed P-38, Bell P-39 and Curtiss P-40
Part Of: North American P-51 Mustang, Applications
which became the first generation of the famed P-51 Mustang
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1931-1944 Allison V-1710
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