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Who built an enormous biplane 200 feet in length with a wingspan of 107 feet and powered by two 180 horsepower steam engines?
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Hiram Maxim in 1893
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Aviation and the Role of Government By Harry Lawrence
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Where do you use the unit of horsepower today?
in measuring an engines power
What is the cubic centimeter equivalent of 410hp and 380hp?
A cubic centimetre is a measure of volume, whereas a horsepower is a measure of power. The two measure different things and, according to the basic principles of dimensional analysis, conversion from one to the other is not valid. Engines with the same cubic centimetre rating do not have the same HP.
What are reciprocating engines?
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How many engines are on a b-52?
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How does a plane move?
They have engines.
Power for biplane?
2 wings, to determine which engine was used need to know what biplane
What biplane had three engines one on the nose and one each wing?
The Antonov An-2
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The Cummins N14 engines could be had in horsepower ratings from 310 to 525 horsepower. The red top engines were those rated at 435 horsepower or higher.
How does the biplane create thrust?
Most biplanes had radial engines driving a propeller, this created thrust when it rotated.
What is faster a 6.5 horsepower engine or 80cc horsepower engine?
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How mush horsepower does a Lamborghini have?
The models have different engines, but their horsepower is all above 500.
Is the power of engines measured in hydraulic power or horsepower?
Engine power is measured in horsepower.
Increase horsepower in 2010 Corvette engine?
There is no increase in horsepower for the 2010 Corvette engines
Do engines have 35000 horsepower capacity?
not car engines, but other engines used for industrial purposes can have that high of a capacity.
Will aftermarket chips gain horsepower?
In diesel engines, yes. In gasoline engines, not much.
Out of all the 1.8 Kia engines which one has the most horsepower?
All 1.8 liter engines produced by Kia had the same horsepower output, depending on what transmission you are running. the manual transmission models have the most horsepower
How much horsepower do a d16 have non vtech?
non-vtec d16 engines have about 106 horsepower
