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212:1916 - 180 horsepower (134 kW), experimental
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352:12-cylinder, upright, 60-degree Vee engine
590:British Piston Engines and their Aircraft
404:EOI (side-valve inlet, exhaust overhead)
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410:Twin Claudel-Hobson Mk.1A carburettors
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238:170 horsepower (127 kW), increased
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260:The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
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140:. Based on the eight–cylinder
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276:Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12
196:1914 - Prototype engine, 140
313:Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4
308:Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2
286:Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
281:Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7
164:version of the same engine.
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447:0.2 hp/cu in (9.2 kW/L)
344:General characteristics
331:Specifications (RAF 4a)
325:Science Museum (London)
216:installation. 16 built.
144:it was designed by the
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636:Royal Aircraft Factory
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465:0.24 hp/lb (0.4 kW/kg)
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461:Power-to-weight ratio
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132:engine developed for
706:V12 aircraft engines
291:Siddeley-Deasy R.T.1
475:Related development
271:Bristol F.2 Fighter
493:Rolls-Royce Falcon
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136:use during
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695:Categories
511:References
416:Air-cooled
400:Valvetrain
393:Components
384:Dry weight
198:horsepower
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102:>3,600
77:First run
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188:Variants
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219:RAF 4e
209:RAF 4d
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178:Rateau
162:pusher
160:was a
156:. The
48:inline
45:Piston
19:RAF 4
680:RAF 8
675:RAF 7
670:RAF 5
665:RAF 4
660:RAF 3
655:RAF 2
650:RAF 1
516:Notes
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302:RAF 5
252:RAF 4
229:RAF 5
193:RAF 4
182:R.E.8
158:RAF 5
142:RAF 1
122:RAF 4
113:RAF 1
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580:ISBN
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