Hiro Type 94

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|national origin=Japan

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The Type 94 900 hp liquid-cooled in-line was a W-18 liquid-cooled aircraft engine.

Two Type 94 engines were used to power the Imperial Japanese Navy Hiro G2H land-based bomber in 1933. The Type 94 engine was the eighteen-cylinder version of the Hiro Type 90 600 hp water-cooled W-12/Hiro Type 91 520 hp water-cooled W-12 engines.

Applications

Specifications (variant)

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References

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Bibliography

  • Mikesh, Robert C. and Abe, Shorzoe. Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941. London:Putnam, 1990. {{ISBN|0 85177 840 2}}
  • {{cite book |last1=Goodwin |first1=Mike |last2=Starkings |first2=Peter |title=Japanese Aero-Engines 1910-1945 |date=2017 |publisher=MMPBooks |location=Sandomierz, Poland|name-list-style=amp |isbn=978-83-65281-32-6}}

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Category:1930s aircraft piston engines