1943 Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine | Machinery Over Time

Repost from @daveshuten The freaking shovel nose @sangerboatsinc has an Allison engine. 🤤 If you don’t know what an Allison is 👇👇 The Allison V-1710 was a 12-cylinder engine used in several aircraft during World War II, including the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, the Bell P-39 Airacobra, and the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. In 1937, the Allison V-1710 became the first American engine to qualify at 1,000 horsepower. | Show Me Your Boat Hull

Under the Skin - the Allison V-1710 powered P-40C and Merlin powered P-40F of The Fighter Collection at Imperial War Museum Duxford #ww2 #ww2history #P40 #warbirds #merlin | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The Allison V-1710 - the USA’s V-12 that saw service with the P-38, P-40 and others #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #allison #wwii | Daniel J Wheatcroft

P-40C and her Allison V-1710 clearing out the cobwebs at Imperial War Museum Duxford #ww2 #ww2history #P40 #WWII #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft