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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
One thing that fascinates me about that museum is how fast technology changed during the early years of aviation. I really like looking at the cutaway of the 28 cylinder P/W off to the side of the display. Someone developed this in the 1930's with a slide rule.....
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That engine was developed during WW2 and was the last technical advancement of the piston engine before jet engines took over.
The engine had a supercharger on the intake and a turbo that was tied into the crankshaft called a power recovery turbine. It was also called a parts recovery turbine due to the low reliability of the engine.