Wright R-4090, 22 cylinder, two row radial engine

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Canso42
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Re: Wright R-4090, 22 cylinder, two row radial engine

Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:52 pm

You know, it wasn't until looking at the 7755 photo above that I realized that this thing was liquid cooled! I'm amazed that Lycoming stayed in business after the resources that were used up to design and build this engine. It would have been cool to hear it run!
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Re: Wright R-4090, 22 cylinder, two row radial engine

Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:43 pm

Canso42 wrote:You know, it wasn't until looking at the 7755 photo above that I realized that this thing was liquid cooled! I'm amazed that Lycoming stayed in business after the resources that were used up to design and build this engine. It would have been cool to hear it run!



Sure, not an issue when it's your parents tax dollars since the monster was a backup on the B-36 :|
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