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This post has been edited 3 times, last edit by "Hrolf Hakonson" (Jan 26th 2010, 8:46pm)
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Originally posted by Red Admiral
As Hrolf says; it all makes sense. There are a couple of oddities like the IV-2220 which was an inverted vee and H-3730 which was a H block.
The bizarre thing in WW is that people are using power in the engine designations (like V-1300) which is seriously confusing.
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This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Marek Gutkowski" (Jan 26th 2010, 10:32pm)
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Originally posted by Red Admiral
If you designate by power you can possibly have two or more completely different engines with the same designation. Also, power changes a lot; apply a little bit more boost to an old engine and you've suddenly got what might be an entirely new type. Gets worse when you consider all the power differences between different marks of engines for different applications.
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Originally posted by Marek Gutkowski
I like to name things with a Noun rather that letter-number.
RR Merlin sounds so much better that Allison V-1710 or Shvetsov ASh-82
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Originally posted by Vukovlad
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Originally posted by Red Admiral
If you designate by power you can possibly have two or more completely different engines with the same designation. Also, power changes a lot; apply a little bit more boost to an old engine and you've suddenly got what might be an entirely new type. Gets worse when you consider all the power differences between different marks of engines for different applications.
And you cant have two engines with the same displacement?
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 & R-2000 how do you see if these are completly different engines or variations of the same?
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