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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 790 cubic inches (12.9 L) and around 200 horsepower (150 kW). These engines were the earliest members of the Wright Whirlwind engine family.
Wright's J-1 was the first engine in its nine-cylinder R-790 Whirlwind series and was quickly followed by the J-3, J-4, J-4A, J-4B, and finally the popular and successful J-5 of 1925. In 1928, Wright replaced the R-790 series with the J-6 Whirlwind family, in which a supercharger was added to boost engine power and the cylinders were enlarged ...
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Wright Aeronautical (1919–1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey. [1] It was the successor corporation to Wright-Martin. [1] It built aircraft and was a supplier of aircraft engines to other builders in the golden age of aviation. [1]
First prototype aircraft, Bureau of Aeronautics number 9991. N3N-1 Two-seat primary trainer biplane, powered by a 220 hp (160 kW) Wright R-790 Whirlwind (J-5) radial piston engine. 179 were built. XN3N-2 One prototype only (Bureau number 0265) powered by a 240 hp (180 kW) Wright R-760-96 Whirlwind (J-6-7) radial piston engine. XN3N-3
Author Wright Thompson's New York Times bestseller, "The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi" (Random House), explores the culture of silence that enveloped the Mississippi Delta ...
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. These engines had a displacement of 756 in³ (12.4 L) and power ratings of 225-350 hp (168-261 kW).
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