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Gnome-Rhone Mistral Major
The Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major was a 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine. It was Gnome-Rhône's major aircraft engine prior to World War II, and matured into a highly sought-after design that would see licensed production throughout Europe and Japan. Thousands of Mistal Major engines were produced, used on a wide variety of aircraft.
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Design and development
In 1921 Gnome-Rhône purchased a license for the highly successful Bristol Jupiter engine and produced it until about 1930, alongside the smaller Bristol Titan. Starting in 1926, however, they used the basic design of the Titan to produce a family of new engines, the so-called "K series". These started with the 5K Titan, followed by the 7K Titan Major and 9K Mistral. By 1930, 6,000 of these engines had been delivered.
However, the aircraft industry at that time was rapidly evolving and producing much larger aircraft that demanded larger engines to power them. Gnome-Rhône responded by developing the 7K into a two-row version that became the 14K Mistral Major. The first test examples were running in 1929.
Applications
- Amiot 143
- Aero A.102
- Bloch MB.200
- Bloch MB.210
- Breguet 460
- Breguet 521
- Farman F.222
- Loire 46 C1
- PZL P.24
- Potez 62
- Potez 651
14K derivatives
- Heinkel He 70
- Manfred Weiss WM K.14
- MÁVAG Héja
- Weiss WM21 Sólyom
- Breda Ba.65
- Breda Ba.88
- Caproni Ca.135
- Caproni Ca.161
- CANT Z.1007
- Reggiane Re.2000
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.84
- IAR K.14
- IAR 37
- IAR 80
- Saab 17
- Ilyushin DB-3
- Sukhoi Su-2
Specifications (14 Kdrs)
See also
Related development
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References
- Danel, Raymond and Cuny, Jean. L'aviation française de bombardement et de renseignement 1918-1940 Docavia n°12, Editions Larivière
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Lists relating to aviation | |
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| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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