compression-ignition engine
NOUN
diesel engine
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Packard Diesel Engine—1928—This first compression-ignition engine to power an airplane developed 225 hp at 1950 revolutions per minute.
From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Meyer, Robert B.
