radial engine
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Republic makes the only U.S. pursuit ship that uses an air-cooled radial engine.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tail propellers were reduced to one, a seven-cylinder Warner radial engine was installed, the body was decently covered, slicked with windshield and windows.
From Time Magazine Archive
While American engine builders have plugged away for years on the development of the air-cooled radial engine, now close to perfection, German designers have worked at the liquid-cooled, in-line power plant.
From Time Magazine Archive
The great handicap of the radial engine is that its spreading cylinders create wind resistance and so slow an airplane's speed.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a yellow two-seater with a 450-horsepower radial engine, a low wing, and retractable landing gear.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
