radial engine
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Wright engine, the first 14-cylinder, two-row radial engine in commercial use.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its big radial engine is cowled to cut its head resistance to the irreducible minimum.
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
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
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