Wright T-3 Tornado

T-3 Tornado
Wright T-3 on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Type	V-12 aircraft piston engine
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Wright Aeronautical
First run	1923

The Wright T-3 Tornado, also given the USAF designation Wright V-1950 was an American liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine, designed in the early 1920s.

Development

The T-3 was the third in the line of 'T' (Tornado) series engines developed by Wright Aeronautical on the lines of the Wright-Hisso engines produced during the First World War using monobloc cylinder blocks and gear driven overhead camshafts. The T-1 of 1921 had a power output of 500 hp (370 kW), and went into production as the T-2 in 1922 with an increase in power to 525 hp (391 kW). The T-3 and T-3A appeared from 1923 producing 575 hp (429 kW) with the final development, the T-4, producing 675 hp (503 kW) by December of that year. Wright attempted to build a racing version of the T rated at 700 hp (520 kW) to rival the Curtiss D-12, but this was not pursued.

Applications

• Curtiss CS
• Naval Aircraft Factory PN-7 (T-2)
• Martin SC
• Martin T2M
• Martin T3M
• Wright F2W
• Dayton-Wright XO-3

Specifications (T-3)

Data from Gunston.

General characteristics

• Type: V-12 aircraft piston engine
• Bore: 5.75 in (146 mm)
• Stroke: 6.25 in (159 mm)
• Displacement: 1,947 cu in (31.9 L)
• Dry weight: 1,000 pounds (450 kg)

Components

• Cooling system: Water-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 575 hp (429 kW)
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.575 hp/lb (0.95 kW/kg)

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9