Aviation Powerplants
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Aviation Powerplants
Aviation has reshaped modern life and has provided for extreme convenience for
traveling businessmen, vacationers, and thrillseekers alike. It also plays a key role in
military operations of all kinds. Although aircraft design progression plays a predominant
role in advancing speed, agility, utility, and entertainment; none of these would be
possible without powerplant development, refinement and modification.
Aviation powerplants originated with the Wright flyer and its small 2 cylinder
inline engines of a mere 45 horsepower. This style engine dominated aviation well into
the First World War. They were generally placed in pushing positions (rear-facing) and
produced a relatively low number of revolutions per minute (2500 RPM redline). There
was little need for new engine development...