Sujet
Curtiss Conqueror V-1570-53 (G1V-1570-F), V-12 Engine, ca. 1928. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.
Légende
Glenn Curtiss of Hammondsport, New York, who built and raced bicycles early in the twentieth century, later raced, designed and built motorcycles and motorcycle engines. In 1904, a 5.2 kW (7-hp) Curtiss air-cooled engine powered a small dirigible, his first entry into aviation. Later in that decade, to achieve higher power, Curtiss developed liquid-cooled engines for aviation. A 1931 merger of the two famous aeronautical pioneers formed the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The Conqueror was an outgrowth of the famous D-12, which had largely resulted from Curtiss collaborations with Charles B. Kirkham and Arthur Nutt, and was the last of the Curtiss liquid-cooled engine series to enter production. Between 1931 and 1937, 681 Conqueror engines were manufactured with both direct and geared drives that powered high-performance military and racing aircraft. The geared Conqueror G1V-1570-F powered the Douglas YO-31A and C, Douglas XO-35 and Y1O-35, and Douglas Y1O-43.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM21A88_112
Model release
NA
Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
77,2Mo (2,3Mo) / 50,8cm x 38,1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)