
Sujet
Continental XR-1740-2, Sleeve Valve, Radial 14 Engine, ca. 1941. Creator: Continental.
Légende
In 1925, Continental, a successful manufacturer of automotive engines, purchased the rights for a Burt-McCollum single-sleeve valve engine design. Believing this technology might replace poppet valves in aircraft engines, Continental announced the R-790 engine in 1927, incorporating single-sleeve valves initially installed on a Wright 9-cylinder engine. It was never fully tested, but followed by the 7-cylinder R-794, for which five engines were ordered by the U.S. Navy in 1934. It was tested, but did not go into production.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM21A88_130
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
93,5Mo (3,2Mo) / 55,9cm x 41,9cm / 6600 x 4950 (300dpi)