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The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-size commercial utility helicopter designed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. It is the company's first helicopter specifically developed for the civilian market. The S-76 was developed during the mid-1970s, originally being designated S-74 but renamed in honor of the U.S ...
The S.76 uses a 4-cylinder engine, with a displacement of 28,353 cm 3 (1,730.2 in 3) (190 mm × 250 mm)(7.48in x 9.84in), providing 290 metric horsepower (210 kW) at 1400 rpm, 4 valves (3 valves the airship engine) starting with trembler coil, 2 spark plugs per cylinder (3 spark plug the aeroship engine), ignition with high voltage magneto BOSCH type DR4/4, and water cooling.
ADC (from "Aircraft Disposal Company") [3] bought 35,000 war-surplus engines in 1920. Initially produced engines from Renault 70 hp spares. ADC Cirrus. ADC Airdisco; ADC Cirrus; ADC Nimbus, development of Siddeley Puma; ADC Airsix, air-cooled version of Nimbus. Not put into use; ADC BR2 [1] ADC Viper [1] ADC Airdisco-Renault [1]
A Spanish-built version of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2, the 1954 Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L Buchon, was built in Hispano's factory in Seville with the Rolls-Royce Merlin 500/45 engine of 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW) – a fitting powerplant for the last-produced version of the famous Messerschmitt fighter, as the Bf 109 V1 prototype aircraft ...
The S76 had a 4-cylinder engine with a displacement of 28,353 cc (1,730.2 cu in) (190 mm × 250 mm, 7.48in x 9.84in), providing 290 metric horsepower (210 kW) at 1400 rpm, 4 valves (3 valves in the airship engine) starting with trembler coil, 2 spark plugs per cylinder (3 spark plugs in the airship engine), ignition with high voltage magneto BOSCH type DR4/4, water cooling, transmission with ...
This is the case on many large aircraft such as the 747, C-17, KC-10, etc. If you are on an aircraft and you hear the engines increasing in power after landing, it is usually because the thrust reversers are deployed. The engines are not actually spinning in reverse, as the term may lead you to believe.
Sikorsky S-76, an American helicopter Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination.
The Honeywell TPE331 (military designation: T76) is a turboprop engine. It was designed in the 1950s by Garrett AiResearch, and produced since 1999 by successor Honeywell Aerospace. The engine's power output ranges from 575 to 1,650 shaft horsepower (429 to 1,230 kW). [2] [3] [4]