The Packard 1A-1500 was an American 12-cylinder liquid-cooled 60-degree
Vee piston aircraft engine designed in 1924.
[Gunston 1989, p.109.] Test flown in the second prototype
Douglas XO-2 it proved to be unreliable. Only 29 engines were built.
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Boeing Model 15
The Boeing Model 15 was a United States single-seat open-cockpit biplane fighter aircraft of the 1920s, manufactured by the Boeing company. The Model 15 saw service with the United States Army Air Service (as the PW-9 series) and with the United ...
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Boeing XP-4
The Boeing XP-4 was a prototype American biplane fighter of the 1920s. It was grounded permanently after just 4.5 hours of flight testing.
Development and design
In 1926, the United States Army was very interested in the turbo-supercharger as ...
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Curtiss Falcon
The Curtiss Falcon was a family of military biplane aircraft built by the American aircraft manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company during the 1920s. Most saw service as part of the United States Army Air Corps as observation aircraft ...
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Douglas XO-2
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Loening OL
The Loening OL, also known as the Loening Amphibian, was an American two-seat amphibious biplane designed by Grover Loening and built by Loening for the United States Army Air Corps and the United States Navy.
Design and development
First flow ...
Specifications (1A-1500)
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Packard 1A-2500
The Packard 1A-2500 is an American V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft engine designed by Packard in 1924 as a successor to the World War I-era Liberty L-12. Five aero variants were produced, of which the 3A-2500 was the most numerous. Three marine ve ...
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Bibliography
* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
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1920s aircraft piston engines
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