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591:Jacobs R-755
584:
583:
569:
563:
554:
548:
539:
530:
524:
511:
505:
499:
494:Fuel system:
493:
484:
468:
449:
430:
423:Displacement
421:
399:
377:
371:
360:
357:
356:
216:(PT-17, N2S)
198:Applications
141:
140:
131:World War II
128:
102:
98:
96:
1225:O (opposed)
536:0.337 hp/in
519:Performance
506:Oil system:
361:Jane's 1938
107:Continental
1816:Categories
1737:V-1650 (L)
1699:V-1650 (P)
1421:R-370 (LB)
1398:R (radial)
1032:Turboprops
767:By company
614:References
514:Air-cooled
500:Fuel type:
486:Valvetrain
479:Components
470:Dry weight
289:(UBA, ULA)
283:(UOC, VQC)
270:Waco 240-A
225:Cessna 190
142:Data from:
72:First run
1788:See also:
1451:R-540 (K)
1446:R-540 (W)
1426:R-370 (K)
1368:O-540 (L)
1363:O-540 (F)
1328:O-360 (L)
1323:O-360 (C)
1293:O-200 (F)
1288:O-200 (C)
502:65 octane
450:Diameter:
358:Data from
326:M3 Stuart
240:Funk F-23
90:M3 Stuart
758:Gasoline
580:See also
203:Aircraft
137:Variants
118:primary
1755:VG-1410
1636:XR-7755
1162:IV-2220
1157:IV-2040
1152:IV-1430
1129:XH-3730
1124:XH-3130
1119:XH-2600
1114:XH-2470
1109:XH-2240
1022:XI-1430
460:⁄
441:⁄
431:Length:
413:⁄
391:⁄
350:at the
190:W670-N1
184:W670-M1
178:W670-L1
172:W670-K1
122:of the
1791:X-1800
1775:W-2779
1714:V-3420
1709:V-1950
1704:V-1710
1694:V-1570
1689:V-1560
1684:V-1510
1679:V-1460
1674:V-1440
1669:V-1400
1664:V-1237
1659:V-1150
1631:R-4360
1626:R-4090
1621:R-3350
1616:R-2800
1611:R-2600
1606:R-2180
1601:R-2160
1596:R-2060
1591:R-2000
1586:R-1860
1581:R-1830
1576:R-1820
1571:R-1750
1566:R-1690
1561:R-1670
1556:R-1640
1551:R-1535
1546:R-1510
1541:R-1454
1536:R-1340
1531:R-1300
1526:R-1044
1516:DR-980
1388:O-1230
1134:H-4070
1104:H-1640
1040:TP-500
976:CD-300
966:CD-155
944:IO-550
924:IO-370
919:IO-368
914:IO-360
909:IO-346
683:
670:
401:Stroke
166:W670-N
160:W670-M
154:W670-L
148:W670-K
33:R-670
1732:V-770
1654:V-720
1521:R-985
1511:R-975
1506:R-915
1501:R-830
1496:R-790
1491:R-760
1486:R-755
1481:R-720
1476:R-680
1471:R-670
1466:R-600
1461:R-550
1456:R-545
1441:R-500
1436:R-440
1431:R-420
1416:R-270
1411:R-265
1406:R-250
1383:O-805
1378:O-580
1373:O-550
1358:O-520
1353:O-480
1348:O-470
1343:O-435
1338:O-425
1333:O-405
1318:O-335
1313:O-300
1308:O-290
1303:O-235
1298:O-205
1283:O-190
1278:O-180
1273:O-175
1268:O-170
1263:O-150
1258:O-145
1253:O-100
1215:L-825
1210:L-510
1205:L-440
1200:L-410
1195:L-390
1190:L-375
1185:L-365
1180:L-330
1004:R-975
999:R-670
994:R-544
939:O-526
934:O-520
929:O-470
904:O-300
899:O-280
894:O-240
889:O-205
884:O-200
879:O-190
874:O-170
619:Notes
545:5.4:1
372:Type:
75:1934
52:Type
1248:O-90
1243:O-45
1238:O-40
1233:O-15
851:E225
846:E185
841:E165
836:C145
831:C140
826:C125
821:C115
681:ISBN
668:ISBN
379:Bore
103:W670
97:The
816:C90
811:C85
806:C75
801:A80
796:A75
791:A70
786:A65
781:A50
776:A40
1818::
636:^
453:42
443:16
434:34
133:.
126:.
1074:e
1067:t
1060:v
760:)
756:(
734:e
727:t
720:v
573::
558::
543::
534::
488::
472::
462:2
458:1
455:+
439:3
436:+
425::
415:8
411:5
408:+
406:4
403::
393:8
389:1
386:+
384:5
381::
20:)
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