OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME

Wright Whirlwind

                                                
Country: Patterson, New Jersey  
U.S.A.
Year: 1926
Horsepower: 220
R.P.M.: 1800
Weight: 510 lbs.
Displacement: 788 cu. in.
Configuration: 9 cylinder radial, air-cooled
Used in: Spirit of St. Louis,  
Lockheed Vega, Waco 10
   
The J-5 achieved sudden fame when Charles Lindbergh successfully crossed the Atlantic in May of 1927.  The highest reliability of any aircraft engine to date had been demonstrated with this flight, and the event changed the way the world thought about air travel overnight.

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