Continental R975 radial engine
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The Continental R975 radial engine is a nine-cylinder air-cooled gasoline aircraft engine widely adapted during World War II to power U.S. armored vehicles, most notably the M4 Sherman medium tank.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Continental R975 radial engine canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
ⓘ
piston engine ⓘ radial engine ⓘ |
| adaptedUse | armored vehicle powerplant ⓘ |
| applicationRole |
aircraft powerplant
ⓘ
tank powerplant ⓘ |
| aspiration | normally aspirated ⓘ |
| boreCount | 9 cylinders ⓘ |
| category |
World War II aircraft piston engines
ⓘ
World War II tank engines ⓘ |
| configuration | radial ⓘ |
| coolingMedium | air ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cylinderArrangement | single-row radial ⓘ |
| designPurpose | aircraft engine ⓘ |
| displacement |
975 cubic inches
ⓘ
approximately 16.0 liters ⓘ |
| engineCycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| engineLayout | radial single-bank ⓘ |
| era |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | spark ignition ⓘ |
| laterAdaptation | tank engine conversion ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Continental Motors ⓘ |
| notableApplication |
M18 Hellcat tank destroyer
ⓘ
M4 Sherman tank ⓘ
surface form:
M4 Sherman medium tank
M4 Sherman tank ⓘ
surface form:
M4A1 Sherman variant
M7 Priest self-propelled gun ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
compact radial layout for armored vehicles
ⓘ
conversion from aircraft to tank engine ⓘ |
| notableFor | widespread use in U.S. armored vehicles during World War II ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 9 ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
approximately 400 horsepower
ⓘ
approximately 460 horsepower ⓘ |
| primaryUse | aircraft propulsion ⓘ |
| propellant | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. armored forces
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedIn |
medium tanks
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ self-propelled artillery ⓘ tank destroyers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| valveConfiguration | overhead valve ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.