Hispano-Suiza 14AA
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The Hispano-Suiza 14AA was a fourteen-cylinder aircraft radial engine
used in France during the late 1930s. As Hispano-Suiza
lacked recent experience in developing radial engines, it was derived from the licensed Wright R-2600
engine. Due to reliability problems, the engine was largely supplanted by the similar Gnome-Rhône 14N
.
Not to be confused with the smaller Hispano-Suiza 14AB
, which was derived from the smaller Wright Whirlwind
series.
Radial engine
The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central crankshaft like the spokes on a wheel...
used in France during the late 1930s. As Hispano-Suiza
Hispano-Suiza
Hispano-Suiza was a Spanish automotive and engineering firm, best known for its luxury cars and aviation engines in the pre-World War II period of the twentieth century. In 1923, its French subsidiary became a semi-autonomous partnership with the parent company and is now part of the French SAFRAN...
lacked recent experience in developing radial engines, it was derived from the licensed Wright R-2600
Wright R-2600
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1998. ISBN 0-517-67964-7-External links:...
engine. Due to reliability problems, the engine was largely supplanted by the similar Gnome-Rhône 14N
Gnome-Rhône 14N
|-See also:* Pratt & Whitney R-1830 a comparable engine sometimes fitted as an alternative to the 14N on French designs* BMW 801* Bristol Hercules* Wright R-2600* Fiat A.74* Mitsubishi Kinsei* Nakajima Sakae* Shvetsov ASh-82-References:...
.
Not to be confused with the smaller Hispano-Suiza 14AB
Hispano-Suiza 14AB
The Hispano-Suiza 14AB was a 14-cylinder twin-row air-cooled radial engine. In 1929 the Hispano-Suiza company bought a license to produce the Wright Whirlwind engine. The technology from that engine was used to produce a number of different radial engines with greater displacements, power and...
, which was derived from the smaller Wright Whirlwind
Wright Whirlwind
The Wright R-975 Whirlwind was a series of nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by the Wright Aeronautical division of Curtiss-Wright. These engines had a displacement of about 975 in³ and power ratings of 300-450 hp...
series.
Specifications (Hispano-Suiza 14AA-04)
Applications
- Amiot 341
- LeO 45
- Farman F.223Farman F.222|-See also:-Bibliography:* Ketley, Barry, French Aces of WWII, Osprey Publishing, p. 45* William Green, War Planes of the Second World War, Volume 8, 1967...
- Latécoère 530
- Latécoère 570