Wright T-3 Tornado

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

Specifications (T-3)

Data from Gunston.[2]

General characteristics

Components

  • Cooling system: Water-cooled

Performance

See also

Related lists

References
Notes
  1. USAF Museum - Wright T-3 factsheet Retrieved: 17 July 2017.
  2. Gunston 1989, p. 179.
Bibliography
  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
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