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The Wright T-3 Tornado, also given the USAF designation Wright V-1950 was an American liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine, designed in the early 1920s.[1]

T-3 Tornado
Wright T-3 on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Type	V-12 aircraft piston engine
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Wright Aeronautical
First run	1923

Development

The T-3 was the third in the line of 'T' (Tornado) series engines developed by Wright Aeronautical on the lines of the Wright-Hisso engines produced during the First World War using monobloc cylinder blocks and gear driven overhead camshafts. The T-1 of 1921 had a power output of 500 hp (373 kW), and went into production as the T-2 in 1922 with an increase in power to 525 hp (391 kW). The T-3 and T-3A appeared from 1923 producing 575 hp (429 kW) with the final development, the T-4, producing 675 hp (503 kW) by December of that year. Wright attempted to build a racing version of the T rated at 700 hp (522 kW) to rival the Curtiss D-12, but this was not pursued.[2]

Applications

• Curtiss CS
• Naval Aircraft Factory PN-7 (T-2)
• Martin SC
• Martin T2M
• Martin T3M
• Wright F2W
• Dayton-Wright XO-3

Specifications (T-3)

Data from Gunston.[2]

General characteristics

• Type: V-12 aircraft piston engine
• Bore: 5.75 in. (146mm)
• Stroke: 6.25 in. (158.8mm)
• Displacement: 1,947.54 cu in (31.9 L)
• Dry weight: 1,000 lb (453.6 kg)

Components

• Cooling system: Water-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 575 hp (429 kW)
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.575 hp/lb (0.95 kW/kg)

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

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Le Wright T-3 Tornado (référence USAF Wright V-1950) est un moteur d'avion américain à piston doté de 12 cylindres à refroidissement liquide, conçu au début des années 1920 [1].

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