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Hispano-Suiza 18Sbr W-18 engine on display in the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace in Le Bourget, France. | |
Type | W-18 high performance Aeor-engine |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Hispano-Suiza |
First run | 1929[1] |
Major applications | [1] |
Developed from | Hispano-Suiza 12N[1] |
The Hispano-Suiza 18R was an eighteen cylinder high performance water-cooled piston engine, in an 80° W or broad arrow layout, for use in racing aircraft, built in France during the latter half of the 1920s.[1]