Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Wright Whirlwind series

Index Wright Whirlwind series

The Wright Whirlwind was a family of air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by Wright Aeronautical (originally an independent company, later a division of Curtiss-Wright). [1]

22 relations: Aircraft engine, Armoured fighting vehicle, Aviadvigatel, Bore (engine), Bristol Jupiter, Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Continental Motors Company, Curtiss-Wright, Hispano-Suiza, Lawrance Aero Engine Company, Lawrance J-1, List of aircraft engines, Pratt & Whitney Wasp series, Radial engine, Supercharger, United States, World War II, Wright Aeronautical, Wright R-540 Whirlwind, Wright R-760 Whirlwind, Wright R-790 Whirlwind, Wright R-975 Whirlwind.

Aircraft engine

An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Aircraft engine · See more »

Armoured fighting vehicle

An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is an armed combat vehicle protected by armour, generally combining operational mobility with offensive and defensive capabilities.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Armoured fighting vehicle · See more »

Aviadvigatel

Aviadvigatel OJSC (Russian: ОАО "Авиадвигатель", lit. Aeroengine) is a Russian developer and builder of aircraft engines, most notably jet engines for commercial and military aircraft.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Aviadvigatel · See more »

Bore (engine)

The bore or cylinder bore is a part of a piston engine.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Bore (engine) · See more »

Bristol Jupiter

The Bristol Jupiter was a British nine-cylinder single-row piston radial engine built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Bristol Jupiter · See more »

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

The Canada Aviation and Space Museum (Musée de l'Aviation et de l'Espace du Canada) (formerly the Canada Aviation Museum and National Aeronautical Collection) is Canada's national aviation history museum.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Canada Aviation and Space Museum · See more »

Continental Motors Company

Continental Motors Company was an American manufacturer of internal combustion engines.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Continental Motors Company · See more »

Curtiss-Wright

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is an American-based, global diversified product manufacturer and service provider for the commercial, industrial, defense, and energy markets.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Curtiss-Wright · See more »

Hispano-Suiza

Hispano-Suiza (English: Hispanic-Swiss) was a Spanish automotive/engineering company and, after World War II, a French aviation engine and components manufacturer.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Hispano-Suiza · See more »

Lawrance Aero Engine Company

Lawrance Aero Engine Company was an American aircraft engine manufacturer.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Lawrance Aero Engine Company · See more »

Lawrance J-1

The Lawrance J-1 was an engine developed by Charles Lanier Lawrance and used in American aircraft in the early 1920s.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Lawrance J-1 · See more »

List of aircraft engines

This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by manufacturer.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and List of aircraft engines · See more »

Pratt & Whitney Wasp series

The Pratt & Whitney Wasp was the civilian name of a family of air-cooled radial piston engines developed in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Pratt & Whitney Wasp series · See more »

Radial engine

The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Radial engine · See more »

Supercharger

A supercharger is an air compressor that increases the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal combustion engine.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Supercharger · See more »

United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and United States · See more »

World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and World War II · See more »

Wright Aeronautical

Wright Aeronautical (1919–1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer headquartered in New Jersey.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Wright Aeronautical · See more »

Wright R-540 Whirlwind

The Wright R-540 Whirlwind was a series of five-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by the Wright Aeronautical division of Curtiss-Wright.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Wright R-540 Whirlwind · See more »

Wright R-760 Whirlwind

The Wright R-760 Whirlwind was a series of seven-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by the Wright Aeronautical division of Curtiss-Wright.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Wright R-760 Whirlwind · See more »

Wright R-790 Whirlwind

The Wright R-790 Whirlwind was a series of nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by Wright Aeronautical Corporation, with a total displacement of about and around.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Wright R-790 Whirlwind · See more »

Wright R-975 Whirlwind

The Wright R-975 Whirlwind was a series of nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by the Wright Aeronautical division of Curtiss-Wright.

New!!: Wright Whirlwind series and Wright R-975 Whirlwind · See more »

Redirects here:

Wright J-6, Wright J-6 Whirlwind, Wright J-6-7 Whirlwind, Wright R-1510, Wright R-1670, Wright SGR-1510, Wright SR-1510 Whirlwind, Wright SR-1510-92 Whirlwind, Wright Whirlwind, Wright XR-1510.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Whirlwind_series

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »