[Fot] Plane & dragster motors: Deep thoughts

[Marx Christian tr4-racing]

I just had a look at the R-3350 engine....it has 2800 kW = 3780 HP.

So you're right....the strongest piston aircraft engine remains in USA.....


> That really surprises me.  I thought the R-3350 was the most
> powerful piston-engine for aircraft ever built.  In turbo-super
> guise and 55 liters, it produced around 2,800 hp.
>
> Gotta hand it to the Germans.  I gotta turn my TR6 motor
> upside down and turbo-supercharge.  Dry sump kit on the way!
>
> As an aside, compare this with 10 liter fuelies and their 7,000 hp
> turning 8,000 rpm.  Difference being that one motor lasts several
> hundred between rebuilds, and that other lasts 10 seconds.
>
> Shane Ingate, needing stronger headbolts than ARP, in Maryland
>
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