SABRE AERO-ENGINE
FASTEST IN THE WORLD (Received Jan. 14, 1 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 13 Further details have been released of the Napier Sabre aero-engine, the fastest and most powerful in the world, which have enabled Typhoon fighters to achieve their |kany successes. The New Zelland Typhoon Squadron, incidentally, has the reputation of being among the best in England. The sabre engine, which is less than six feet long, develops more powtf- than a Royal Scot locomotive. It has a maximum power output of 2200 horse-power, with maximum revolutions of 3700 per minute. It weights 2300 pounds.
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Waikato Times, Volume 194, Issue 22246, 15 January 1944, Page 5
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