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The fates of all of the V-1710 powered fighters of World War II would thus hinge on that choice. The original XP-39 was built with a V-1710 augmented by a General Electric Type B-5 turbo-supercharger as specified by Fighter Projects Officer Lieutenant Benjamin S. Kelsey and his colleague Gordon P. Saville. [6]
Positive displacement superchargers deliver an almost constant level of boost pressure increase at all engine speeds, while dynamic superchargers cause the boost pressure to rise exponentially with engine speed (above a certain threshold). [4] Another family of supercharger, albeit rarely used, is the pressure wave supercharger.
While the supercharger was initially used for increasing the performance of sports cars such as the MG and Frazer Nash, in 1939 Sir George Godfrey and Partners suggested to the Air Ministry that they could be used for cabin pressurisation in aircraft, for which purpose many were made during WW2. The cabin pressurisation increased the altitude ...
The supercharger in the new engine was driven through a stage-less, automatically controlled hydraulic clutch. The supercharger speed was adjusted via the slip in the clutch, controlled by a barometric device. This solution minimized the power loss typical of multi-speed superchargers with fixed supercharger gear ratios.
Daimler-Benz DB 622 DB 603 with a two-stage mechanical supercharger and a turbosupercharger. 1970 hp. Abandoned in January 1943; Daimler-Benz DB 623 DB 603G with twin turbo-superchargers. 2265 hp. Abandoned January 1943; Daimler-Benz DB 624 DB 603 with both a two-stage mechanical supercharger and a turbosupercharger. 1900 hp. Abandoned in April ...
One of the most successful aircraft engines of the World War II era, some 50 versions of the Merlin were built by Rolls-Royce in Derby, Crewe and Glasgow, as well as by Ford of Britain at their Trafford Park factory, near Manchester. A de-rated version was also the basis of the Rolls-Royce/Rover Meteor tank engine.
The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major is an American 28-cylinder four-row radial piston aircraft engine designed and built during World War II.At 4,362.5 cu in (71.5 L), it is the largest-displacement aviation piston engine to be mass-produced in the United States, and at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) the most powerful.
The Brewster F2A Buffalo [1] is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II.Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, it was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications for aircraft carriers.