The Piaggio P.XIX was an Italian aircraft engine produced by Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A. during

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and used to power aircraft of the

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Development

The engine was part of a line of 14-cylinder radial engines developed from Piaggio based on the

Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major The Gnome-Rhône 14K ''Mistral Major'' was a 14-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled radial engine. It was Gnome-Rhône's major aircraft engine prior to World War II, and matured into a highly sought-after design that would see licensed production t ...

, which was itself loosely based on the

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. It was derived from the earlier P.XI but with a higher compression ratio.

Variants

;P.XIX R.C.45 Turbine: Geared, rated altitude ;P.XIX R.C.50: Geared

Applications

* CANT Z.1007ter * Macchi MC.200bis prototype * Reggiane Re.2002 The engine was also fitted experimentally to single versions of the IMAM Ro.57 and

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(serial number MM.60591).

Specifications (R.C. 45 Turbine)

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