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of increasing capacity and power, the 4J, 4K and 4L. The specifications of the post-war 4L engine are similar, though not identical to, those of the pre-war R.4, whilst those of the pre-war R.4L specifications are closer to that of the post-war 4K. In 1946 or 1947, Régnier, now nationalised, was
147:. Though they remained influenced by de Havilland practice their products began to diverge and eventually contained original designs. By the mid-1930s they had several four cylinder air-cooled inverted inline engines on offer, including the
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displayed at the 1936 Paris Air Show. Though it shared a name with a post-war model, the two engines were very different: the 1936 engine produced 63–67 kW (85–90 hp) from about 4 litres and with a
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1 inlet and 1 exhaust valve under each cylinder head, operated via tappets and push-rods from camshaft.
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Zenith 1DC carburettor on port side, fed by 2 Guyot K or O pumps.2 BG plugs/cylinder, BG dual magneto
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which had split, steel backed, bronze bearings. The crankcase was cast from aluminium alloy.
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Four cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled piston engine
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256:As 4L.02 but rearranged accessories.
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27:1940s French piston aircraft engine
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838:Air-cooled aircraft piston engines
732:Aircraft engines of the World 1957
694:Les Avions Francais de 1944 à 1964
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388:Specifications (Régnier 4L.00 )
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163:and in the years shortly after
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848:1940s aircraft piston engines
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463:155 kg (342 lb) dry
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730:Wilkinson, Paul H. (1957).
626:"Engines at the Paris Show"
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454:760 mm (29.92 in)
448:500 mm (19.69 in)
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674:Bridgman, Leonard (1948).
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427:140 mm (5.51 in)
418:120 mm (4.72 in)
232:early post-war designation
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692:Gaillard, Pierre (1990).
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541:List of aircraft engines
200:was forged, as were the
141:de Havilland Gipsy Major
853:Snecma aircraft engines
401:General characteristics
376:Nord NC.856A, H & N
303:-14 for inverted flight
297:-08 for inverted flight
291:-06 for inverted flight
285:-04 for inverted flight
279:-02 for inverted flight
273:-00 for inverted flight
567:Gunston, Bill (1989).
341:Farman F.520 & 521
132:Design and development
214:, with 112 examples.
137:Régnier Motor Company
346:Guerchais-Roche T.35
161:Occupation of France
47:SNECMA-Régnier 4L08
595:Grey, C.G. (1972).
91:Major applications
33:SNECMA-Régnier 4L
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468:Components
459:Dry weight
356:LIBIS KB-6
313:Data from:
223:Data from
198:crankshaft
154:dry weight
82:First run
18:Régnier 4L
393:Data from
371:Nord 3202
202:duralumin
190:crankcase
145:Gipsy Six
107:1936 R.4
530:See also
218:Variants
85:c. 1945
773:Regnier
452:Height:
440:Length:
149:R.4L-02
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446:Width:
423:Stroke
174:SNECMA
119:inline
76:SNECMA
66:France
519:6.2:1
407:Type:
300:4L-34
294:4L-28
288:4L-26
282:4L-24
276:4L-22
270:4L-20
265:4L-14
259:4L-08
253:4L-06
247:4L-04
241:4L-02
235:4L-00
52:Type
698:ISBN
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414:Bore
143:and
113:The
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812:R.4
807:L.4
229:4LO
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