Table 1.
| Name | Manly-Balzer | Wright Flyer I |
|---|---|---|
| Power [hp] | 52 | 16 |
| Weight [kg] | 62 | 81.4 |
| Displacement [dm3] | 8.85 | 3.28 |
| Revolutions per minute [rpm] | 950 | 1025 |
| Power-to-weight ratio [hp/kg] | 0.839 | 0.197 |
| Power-to-displacement ratio [hp/dm3] | 5.876 | 4.878 |
| Weight of 1 dm3 of displacement [kg/dm3] | 7.006 | 24.817 |
Fig. 1.
Changes in the power [hp] of aircraft engines in the period 1903–1918 [7, 12, 15, 26, 29,30,31, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42].
Fig. 2.
Changes in the ratio of aircraft engines’ power to their weight [hp/kg] in the period 1903–1918 [7, 12, 15, 26, 29,30,31, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42].
Fig. 3.
Changes in the ratio of aircraft engines’ power to their displacement volume [hp/dm3] in the period 1903–1918 [7, 12, 15, 26, 29,30,31, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42].
Fig. 4.
Changes in maximum revolutions per minute of the crankshaft [rpm] of aircraft engines in the period 1903–1918 [7, 12, 15, 26, 29,30,31, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42].
Fig. 5.
Changes in power [hp] of radial and inline engines in the period 1903–1918 [7, 12, 15, 26, 29,30,31, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42].
Fig. 6.
Changes in the ratio of radial and inline engines to their displacement volume [hp/dm3] in the period 1903–1918 [7, 12, 15, 26, 29,30,31, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42].
Fig. 7.
Changes in the ratio of radial and inline engines’ power to their weight [hp/kg] in the period 1903–1918 [7, 12, 15, 26, 29,30,31, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42].
Fig. 8.
Changes in power [hp] of aircraft engines in the period 1918–1939 [1,2,3,4, 10– 13,14,15,16,17, 27,28,29,30,31, 49, 51, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68].
Fig. 9.
Changes in the ratio of aircraft engines’ power to their weight [hp/kg] in the period 1918–1939 [1,2,3,4, 10, 13,14,15,16,17, 27,28,29,30,31, 49, 51, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68].
Fig. 10.
Changes in the ratio of aircraft engines’ power to their displacement volume [hp/dm3] in the period 1918–1939 [1,2,3,4, 10, 13,14,15,16,17, 27,28,29,30,31, 49, 51, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68].
Fig. 11.
Changes in maximum revolutions per minute of the crankshaft [rpm] of aircraft engines in the period 1918–1939 [1,2,3,4, 10, 13,14,15,16,17, 27,28,29,30,31, 49, 51, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68].
Fig. 12.
Changes in power [hp] of radial and inline engines in the period 1918–1939 [1,2,3,4, 10, 13,14,15,16,17, 27,28,29,30,31, 49, 51, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68].
Fig. 13.
Changes in the ratio of radial and inline engines’ power to their weight [hp/kg] in the period 1918–1939 [1,2,3,4, 10, 13,14,15,16,17, 27,28,29,30,31, 49, 51, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68].
Fig. 14.
Changes in the ratio of radial and inline engines to their displacement volume [hp/dm3] in the period 1918–1939 [1,2,3,4, 10, 13,14,15,16,17, 27,28,29,30,31, 49, 51, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68].
Fig. 15.
Changes in maximum revolutions per minute of the crankshaft [rpm] of radial and inline engines in the period 1918–1939 [1,2,3,4, 10, 13,14,15,16,17, 27,28,29,30,31, 49, 51, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68].
Fig. 16.
Changes in power [hp] of aircraft engines in the period 1939–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 29, 45, 49,50,51,52, 58, 66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].
Fig. 17.
Changes in the ratio of aircraft engines’ power to their weight [hp/kg] in the period 1939–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 29, 45, 49,50,51,52, 58, 66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].
Fig. 18.
Changes in the ratio of aircraft engines’ power to their displacement volume [hp/dm3] 1939–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 29, 45, 49,50,51,52, 58, 66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].
Fig. 19.
Changes in maximum revolutions per minute of the crankshaft [rpm] of aircraft engines in the period 1939–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 29, 45, 49,50,51,52, 58, 66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].
Fig. 20.
Changes in power [hp] of radial and inline engines in the period 1939–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 29, 45, 49,50,51,52, 58, 66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].
Fig. 21.
Changes in the ratio of radial and inline engines to their displacement volume [hp/dm3] in the period 1939–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 29, 45, 49,50,51,52, 58, 66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].
Fig. 22.
Changes in the ratio of radial and inline engines’ power to their weight [hp/kg] in the period 1939–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 29, 45, 49,50,51,52, 58, 66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].
Fig. 23.
Changes in maximum revolutions per minute of the crankshaft [rpm] of radial and inline engines in the period 1939–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 29, 45, 49,50,51,52, 58, 66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].
Fig. 24.
Changes in power [hp] of aircraft engines in the years 1903–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 7, 10, 12,13,14,15,16,17, 21, 24, 26,27,28,29,30,31, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42, 45, 49,50,51,52, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].
Fig. 25.
Changes in the ratio of aircraft engines’ power to their displacement volume [hp/dm3] in the years 1903–1945 [1,2,3,4,5, 7, 10, 12,13,14,15,16,17, 21, 24, 26,27,28,29,30,31, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42, 45, 49,50,51,52, 54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70, 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89].