SNECMA 14R | |
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Type | 14 cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engine |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Gnome-Rhône / SNECMA |
Major applications | Breguet Br 500 Colmar |
Developed from | Gnome-Rhône 14N |
The SNECMA 14R was a 14 cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine developed in France just prior to the start of World War II from the Gnome-Rhône 14N. The 14N radial engine was itself an improved version of the popular pre-war Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major series; designed and manufactured by Gnome et Rhône, a major French aircraft engine manufacturer whose origins pre-date the First World War.
The improved 14R was initially known as the Gnome-Rhône 14R. With the Fall of France, engine development was stopped under the occupation. After the war, development recommenced; however production of this engine after 1945 was transferred to the newly formed Snecma and the engine was renamed the: SNECMA 14R.
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