Gnome-Rhone 14K Mistral Major Engine

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The Gnome-Rhone 14N was a French aircraft engine from the interwar period and the Second World War. It was first launched in 1937. The engine, in the 14N-48 version, weighed 620 kilograms with a displacement of 38.67 liters.

The Gnome-Rhone 14N was a 14-cylinder twin-star radial engine that was air-cooled. It was created as a result of the modification of another power unit from the Gnome-Rhône factory with the designation 14K. The main modernization included the use of completely different materials for the construction of cylinders and valves, as well as a significant increase in the cooling area. The 14N version was later upgraded with the addition of a two-stage turbocharger (model 14R), but its development was hampered by the defeat of France in 1940. However, it was developed after 1945. The Gnome-Rhone 14N engine was used in the period 1937-1940 and the maximum power increased from 915 hp to 1400 hp in the 14N-50 version. Gnome-Rhone 14N engines They were powered by aircraft such as: Bloch MB.152, Loire-et-Olivier Leo-451 or Farman F.222. It was also used by the Luftwaffe to propel the Messerschmitt Me-323.