Its because of the firing order, but I think there may have been some with even numbers that have been tried. That 28 cylinder R-4360, has 7 cylinders in each row, so it is uneven number of cylinders. Unlike something like the R-2800 that is only 2 rows, the 28 cylinder job has 4 rows.
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Truck Shop
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The Chrysler Hemi-{XIV-2220-11} installed in this P47D. Long engine 122".
That engine had its growing pains. https://www.enginehistory.org/Museums/Chrysler/chrysler.shtml
skyking1
Senior Member
Frontal area ruled the day, and they went to great lengths to reduce it. That looks like a complete kludge of an engine.
My friend is long dead and his stories with him. The dumping the tools he said was so the companies that made them would be able to stay in business. If all the surplus tooling went on the market there's be no buyers for new equipment. Into the lake.
He spotted a crankshaft from one of those engines standing on end at the airport in Victorville CA when we were up there racing. Strange looking piece of work.
Joe H
He spotted a crankshaft from one of those engines standing on end at the airport in Victorville CA when we were up there racing. Strange looking piece of work.
Joe H