HEMI School Essay
And let's not forget that the 426 was hardly the first...................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemi_engine
A quote:
"Hemispherical cylinder heads have been used since at least 1901;[2] they were used by the Belgian car maker Pipe in 1905[3] and the 1907 Fiat 130 HP Grand Prix racer.[4] The Peugeot Grand Prix Car of 1912 and the Alfa Romeo Grand Prix car of 1914 both were four valve engines also, Daimler, and Riley were also using hemispherical combustion chambers. Stutz, beginning in 1912, used four-valve engines,[5]"
However, the above page seems to have completely ignored the Chrysler aircraft hemi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_IV-2220
"The Chrysler XIV-2220 (XI-2220 from 1944) was an experimental 2,500 hp liquid-cooled inverted-V-16 aircraft engine designed by Chrysler starting in 1940. Although several aircraft designs had considered using it, by the time it was ready for use in 1945 the war was already over. Only a few engines were built during the program, and it retained its 'X' designation the entire time as the XIV-2220, later XI-2220. The IV-2220 is historically important as it was Chrysler's first hemi, a design that would re-appear for many years later and is now a Chrysler trademark."
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These were used experimentally in the already impressive, magnificent P-47 Thunderbolt, "The Jug" one of the all time most impressive aircraft ever built. Unfortunately, the Chrysler engine turned the aircraft into an incredibly ugly piece of work, in my opinion
http://www.allpar.com/mopar/hemi-aircraft.html
"Hemi" powered P-47
What I much prefer.......................................
The definitive Republic P-47
And let's not forget that the 426 was hardly the first...................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemi_engine
A quote:
"Hemispherical cylinder heads have been used since at least 1901;[2] they were used by the Belgian car maker Pipe in 1905[3] and the 1907 Fiat 130 HP Grand Prix racer.[4] The Peugeot Grand Prix Car of 1912 and the Alfa Romeo Grand Prix car of 1914 both were four valve engines also, Daimler, and Riley were also using hemispherical combustion chambers. Stutz, beginning in 1912, used four-valve engines,[5]"
However, the above page seems to have completely ignored the Chrysler aircraft hemi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_IV-2220
"The Chrysler XIV-2220 (XI-2220 from 1944) was an experimental 2,500 hp liquid-cooled inverted-V-16 aircraft engine designed by Chrysler starting in 1940. Although several aircraft designs had considered using it, by the time it was ready for use in 1945 the war was already over. Only a few engines were built during the program, and it retained its 'X' designation the entire time as the XIV-2220, later XI-2220. The IV-2220 is historically important as it was Chrysler's first hemi, a design that would re-appear for many years later and is now a Chrysler trademark."
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These were used experimentally in the already impressive, magnificent P-47 Thunderbolt, "The Jug" one of the all time most impressive aircraft ever built. Unfortunately, the Chrysler engine turned the aircraft into an incredibly ugly piece of work, in my opinion
http://www.allpar.com/mopar/hemi-aircraft.html
"Hemi" powered P-47
What I much prefer.......................................
The definitive Republic P-47