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After the war, Continental introduced its own R-975 version for aircraft, the R9-A. Though it was basically similar to other R-975 engines, and its compression ratio and supercharger gear ratio were unchanged from the R-975E-3, other improvements in the R9-A allowed it to achieve 525 hp (391 kW) for takeoff, [ 12 ] surpassing any Wright version.
TM 9-1750D, Accessories for Wright R975-EC2 engines for medium tanks M3 and M4 (PDF), US War Department, 12 August 1942; TM 9-1750E, Guiberson Diesel T1400 Engine, Series 3, for Medium Tanks M3 and M4 (PDF), US War Department, 25 September 1942; TM 9-1751, 9-cylinder, Radial, Gasoline Engine (Continental Model R975-C1), US War Department, 19 ...
Continental Motors Company was an American manufacturer of internal combustion engines.The company produced engines as a supplier to many independent manufacturers of automobiles, tractors, trucks, and stationary equipment (such as pumps, generators, and industrial machinery drives) from the 1900s through the 1960s.
The Whirlwind was a direct descendant of the Lawrance J-1, a nine-cylinder air-cooled radial built by the Lawrance Aero Engine Company for the U.S. Navy. Because the Navy was very enthusiastic about air-cooled radials, but was concerned that Lawrance could not produce enough engines for its needs, it forced Wright to purchase the Lawrance company in 1923 and build the J-1 itself.
The first M4A3 tank with a Ford GAA V8 gasoline engine, surpassing the R975 in all aspects, was assembled in May 1942, and even the M4A4 had a more reliable engine. [131] Continental R975. The R975 engine began to lose relevance once the vehicle was put into service. The R975 was initially powered by high-octane aviation gasoline.
Sherman I – M4 with 75 mm M3 L/40 gun and Continental R975 9-cylinder radial petrol engine Sherman Hybrid I – Sherman I with composite hull (cast front, welded rear) Sherman IB – Sherman I with 105 mm M4 L/22.5 howitzer Sherman IBY – Sherman IB with HVSS; Sherman II – M4A1 with 75 mm M3 L/40 gun and Continental R975 radial petrol engine
The Guiberson T-1020, a 9-cylinder radial diesel aero engine, was used in the M1A1E1, while the Continental R975 saw service in the M4 Sherman, M7 Priest, M18 Hellcat tank destroyer, and the M44 self propelled howitzer. [citation needed]
The 155 mm gun motor carriage M40 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle built on a widened and lengthened medium tank M4A3 chassis, but with a Continental engine and with HVSS (horizontal volute spring suspension), which was introduced at the end of the Second World War.