D-12

aircraft engine

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In military aircraft: Civilian design improvements
…were powered by the innovative D-12, a 12-cylinder liquid-cooled engine, also of Curtiss design, that set international standards for speed and streamlining. One of the Curtiss planes, an R3C-2 piloted by Lieut. James Doolittle, won the 1925 Schneider race with a speed of 232.5 miles (374.1 km) per hour—in sharp…
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