Aircraft piston engines 1930-1939

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 114. Chapters: Rolls-Royce Merlin, Allison V-1710, Napier Sabre, Bristol Hercules, Bristol Perseus, Bristol Pegasus, Bristol Taurus, Bristol Centaurus, Bristol Aquila, BMW 801, Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, Rolls-Royce Griffon, Volkswagen air cooled engine, Lycoming O-235, Mikulin AM-34, Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone, Junkers Jumo 222, De Havilland Gipsy Six, Hispano-Suiza 12Y, Rolls-Royce Peregrine, Junkers Jumo 211, De Havilland Gipsy Major, Mikulin M-17, Junkers Jumo 210, Wright R-1820, Daimler-Benz DB 601, Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah, Junkers Jumo 205, Lorraine Pétrel, Continental I-1430, Rolls-Royce Vulture, Lycoming O-145, Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp, Daimler-Benz DB 600, Daimler-Benz DB 600 series, Klimov M-105, Alvis Leonides, Ranger V-770, Lycoming O-290, Continental A-40, Rolls-Royce Goshawk, De Havilland Gipsy Queen, Bramo 323, Wright R-2600, Pobjoy Niagara, Armstrong Siddeley Deerhound, Klimov M-103, Alvis Pelides, Alfa Romeo 115, Bristol Hydra, Napier Dagger, BMW 132, Mitsubishi Kasei, Shvetsov ASh-62, Daimler-Benz DB 604, Blackburn Cirrus Minor, Praga B2, Lorraine Algol, Nakajima Sakae, Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior, Blackburn Cirrus Major, Jacobs R-755, Jacobs R-915, Rolls-Royce Exe, Armstrong Siddeley Tiger, Fairey Monarch, Hispano-Suiza 12Z, Alvis Leonides Major, Wolseley Aries, Mitsubishi Kinsei, Junkers L88, Avia Rk.17, IAR K14, Gnome-Rhône 14N, Alfa Romeo 125, Hirth HM 512, Allison V-3420, Fairey Prince, Continental R-670, Mikulin AM-35, Blackburn Cirrus Midget, Avia Rk.12, ERCO I-L 116, Jacobs R-830, De Havilland Gipsy Minor, Aeronca E-113, Argus As 410, Napier Javelin, Menasco B6, Kinner B-5, De Havilland Gipsy Twelve, Tumansky M-87, Kinner R-5, Bristol Neptune, Ranger L-440, Walter Mikron, Alfa Romeo 135, Tumansky M-88, Daimler-Benz DB 602, Shvetsov M-71, Napier Culverin, Kinner C-5, Wolseley Aquarius, Fiat A.74, Hirth HM 504, Shvetsov M-25, Bristol Draco, Pratt & Whitney R-2180, BMW 114, Walter Pollux, Walter Scolar, Walter Bora, Armstrong Siddeley Hyena, Gnome-Rhône 14M, Tumansky M-90, Warner Scarab Jr, Menasco C4, Hirth HM 506, Walter Regulus, Franklin 4AC, Piaggio P.XI, Heath-Henderson B-4, Hirth HM 508, Argus As 8, LeBlond 5, Hispano-Suiza 12X, Walter Mars, Kinner K-5, Walter Polaris, Fiat A.80, Pratt & Whitney Wasp series, Siemens-Halske Sh 22, Pratt & Whitney R-2060 Yellow Jacket, Nakajima Kotobuki, Hispano-Suiza 14Aa, Gnome-Rhône 18L, Potez 4D, Alfa Romeo 121, Hitachi Hatsukaze, Walter Atom, BMW 116, Fiat A.54, Alfa Romeo D2, Hiro Type 91, Nakajima Hikari, BMW 117, Praga D, Walter Venus, Meredith Effect, Walter Vega, CNA D, Poinsard. Excerpt: The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled, V-12 , piston aero engine, of 27-litre (1,650 cu in) capacity. Rolls-Royce Limited designed and built the engine which was initially known as the PV-12: the PV-12 became known as the Merlin following the company convention of naming its piston aero engines after birds of prey. The PV-12 first ran in 1933 and, after several modifications, the first production variants were built in 1936. The first operational aircraft to enter service using the Merlin were the Fairey Battle, Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire. More Merlins were made for the four-engined Avro Lancaster heavy bomber than for any other aircraft; however, the engine is most closely associated with the Spitfire, starting with the Spitfire's maiden flight in 1936. A series of rapidly applied developments, b...