Specifications |
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Type: | 3-cylinder, air-cooled, radial, piston |
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Displacement: | 223 cu. in. |
Weight: | 147 lbs. |
Power Output: | 65 hp @ 2,000 rpm |
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NEAM Id: | 160 |
Location: | Civil Hangar |
On loan from the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry
The L-4 was part of a series of three-cylinder radial piston engines developed shortly after World War I which were designed and built by the Lawrance Aero Engine Company. After five years in existence, Lawrance Aero Engineering's limited production capacity motivated a merger, urged by the U.S. Navy, with the Wright Aeronautical. The The Navy was enthusiatic about air-cooled radial engines and they felt that Wright would be better be able to mass-produce the radial engines. Wright then marketed the L-4 as the “Gale.” It listed the outstanding features of Wright air-cooled engines as:
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