Wright R-2160 Tornado
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|name = R-2160 Tornado |image = Wright_Tornado_R-2160.jpg |caption = Wright Tornado R-2160 }}{{Infobox Aircraft Engine |type= Six-row liquid-cooled inline radial engine |manufacturer= Curtiss-Wright |national origin= United States |first run= |major applications= Republic XP-69 |number built = |program cost = |unit cost = |developed from = |developed into = |variants with their own articles = }} |
The Wright R-2160 Tornado was an experimental 42-cylinder, 7-cylinder per row, 6-row liquid-cooled inline radial aircraft engine. It was proposed in 1940 with 2,350 hp (1,752 kW) for experimental aircraft such as the Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning, Vultee XP-68 Tornado, and the Republic XP-69.
Specifications
{{pistonspecs
|type=42 cylinder inline radial engine. (6 rows with 7 cylinders in each row)
|bore=4.25 in (107.9 mm)
|stroke=3.625 in (92 mm)
|displacement=2,160 in³ (35.39 L)
|length=96 in (2438 mm)
|diameter=35.5 in (901.6 mm)
|width=
|height=
|weight=2,400 lb (1088.6 kg)
|valvetrain=Single overhead camshaft, Two valves per cylinder
|supercharger= 2 x turbosuperchargers
|turbocharger=
|fuelsystem=Direct injection
|fueltype=100/130
|oilsystem=Dry sump
|coolingsystem=Liquid cooled
|power=2,350 hp (1,752 kW) at 4,150 rpm for takeoff
|specpower=1.08 hp/in³
|compression=
|fuelcon=
|specfuelcon= 0.67 lb/(hp*h) (0.407 kg/(kW*h)) at takeoff
|oilcon=
|power/weight= 1.59 kW/kg (0.97 hp/lb)
}}
See also
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|similar engines=
- Armstrong Siddeley Deerhound
- Armstrong Siddeley Hyena
- BMW 803
- Dobrynin VD-4K
- Junkers Jumo 222
- Lycoming R-7755
|lists=
}}
References
- Kim McCutcheon, Tornado: Wright Aero's Last Liquid-cooled Piston Engine {{ISBN|978-0-9710847-0-4}}
External links
{{Commons category|Wright R-2160}}
- [http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p69.html Republic XP-69]
- [http://www.weakforcepress.com/tornado_2.htm Technical Drawings & CAD Renders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011105400/http://www.weakforcepress.com/tornado_2.htm |date=2008-10-11 }}
- [http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/AviationHallOfFameTeterboroNJ/AircraftEngines/pages/09WrightTornadoR2160.htm Specifications & Picture]
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