V-1650-3

E137751

aircraft engine liquid-cooled piston engine

The V-1650-3 is a high-performance variant of the Packard-built Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engine, best known for powering later models of the North American P-51 Mustang in World War II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
V-1650-3 canonical	1
V-1650-7	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft engine ⓘ liquid-cooled piston engine ⓘ
aircraftRoleSupported	air superiority fighter ⓘ bomber escort ⓘ
applicationType	single-engine fighter ⓘ
basedOn	Rolls-Royce Merlin ⓘ
compressionRatio	approximately 6.0:1 ⓘ
configuration	V-12 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
coolant	water-glycol mixture ⓘ
coolingSystem	liquid-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cylinderArrangement	60-degree V ⓘ
cylinders	12 ⓘ
derivedFrom	Rolls-Royce Merlin ⓘ surface form: Rolls-Royce Merlin 60-series
designFeature	intercooler for charge cooling ⓘ two-speed, two-stage supercharger ⓘ
designGoal	improved high-altitude performance over earlier Merlin variants ⓘ
displacement	1649 cubic inches ⓘ 27 litres ⓘ
era	1940s ⓘ
family	Packard V-1650 ⓘ
fuelSystem	carbureted ⓘ
fuelType	aviation gasoline ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key engine in Allied air superiority over Europe ⓘ
ignitionSystem	dual magneto ignition ⓘ
manufacturer	Packard Motor Car Company ⓘ
notableAircraftTheater	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ surface form: European Theater of Operations
notableFor	enabling long-range escort capability of P-51 Mustang ⓘ high-altitude performance ⓘ
notableUser	United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
powerOutput	approximately 1450 horsepower ⓘ approximately 1490 horsepower ⓘ
powerOutputCondition	takeoff power ⓘ
productionType	license-built Rolls-Royce design ⓘ
propellerDrive	reduction gear ⓘ
role	fighter aircraft engine ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod	early 1940s ⓘ
supercharger	two-stage supercharger ⓘ
usedBy	Allied air forces ⓘ
usedIn	North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ surface form: P-51B Mustang North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ surface form: P-51C Mustang North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ surface form: P-51D Mustang
valvesPerCylinder	4 ⓘ
valvetrain	single overhead camshaft per bank ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Packard V-1650 → notableVariant → V-1650-3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: V-1650-7