BRITISH AERO ENGINES
Lorraine aero engines, already in extensive use in France, are to be made under licence by the Coventr3' Aero Engines and Components Co. in England. They are expected to reach the production stage within seven or eight months. Lorraine engines are liquid-cooled engines, but air-cooled types are in the programme. Among the engines is one of 1200 h.p. Particular attention is now being given to the development of aero engines of great power. They are needed in high-performance military craft and in big flying boats. Britain is taking a leading part in this development. A Bristol engine shown at the Paris Aero Show was the most powerful on exhibition. Particulars of its performance may not be divulged. In supercharging aero engines for great altitudes Britain leads the way both in the air-cooled and water-cooled divisions. That country, moreover, has in one of the Bristc' series a sleeve-valve class, which on account of simplicity and sound reduction is one of the most important contributions to aviation.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 20
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168BRITISH AERO ENGINES Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 20
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