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The Lycoming XR-7755 was the largest piston aircraft engine ever built in the United States, [Note 1] with 36 cylinders totaling about 7,750 in 3 (127 L) of displacement and a power output of 5,000 horsepower (3,700 kilowatts).
The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major is an American 28-cylinder four-row radial piston aircraft engine designed and built during World War II.At 4,362.5 cu in (71.5 L), it is the largest-displacement aviation piston engine to be mass-produced in the United States, and at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) the most powerful.
The Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone is an American twin-row, supercharged, air-cooled, radial aircraft engine with 18 cylinders displacing nearly 3,350 cubic inches (54.9 L). Power ranged from 2,200 to 3,700 hp (1,640 to 2,760 kW), depending on model.
A preserved R-2800 engine at the National Museum of the United States Air Force: Type Radial engine: National origin: United States: Manufacturer Pratt & Whitney: First run 1937 First flown May 29, 1940 Major applications: Convair CV-240 family Douglas A-26 Invader Douglas DC-6 Grumman F6F Hellcat Martin B-26 Marauder Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ...
The Centaurus is an 18-cylinder, two-row design that eventually delivered over 3,000 hp (2,200 kW). The engine was introduced into service late in the Second World War and was one of the most powerful aircraft piston engines to see service.
(Aircraft Engine & Accessory Development Corporation) Source: ... BMW-Lanova 114 V-4 9-cyl. radial diesel engine [19] BMW M2 B15 – 2 cyl. air-cooled boxer; Boeing
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.These engines had a displacement of about 975 cu in (15.98 L) and power ratings of 300–450 hp (220–340 kW).
The BMW 801 was a powerful German 41.8-litre (2,550 cu in) air-cooled 14-cylinder-radial aircraft engine built by BMW and used in a number of German Luftwaffe aircraft of World War II. Production versions of the twin-row engine generated between 1,560 and 2,000 PS (1,540–1,970 hp, or 1,150–1,470 kW). It was the most produced radial engine ...