Allison V-1710 engine | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-07-10

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00:01:08 1 Design and development
00:03:11 2 Technical description
00:03:51 2.1 Versatility and reversibility of rotation
00:06:29 2.2 Supercharger
00:12:30 2.3 Turbo-supercharger
00:22:44 3 Post-war
00:23:44 4 Other uses
00:25:43 5 Variants
00:35:23 6 Applications
00:36:23 7 Specifications (V-1710-F30R / -111)
00:36:46 7.1 General characteristics
00:37:48 7.2 Components
00:39:14 7.3 Performance
00:39:55 8 See also



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The Allison V-1710 aircraft engine designed and produced by the Allison Engine Company was the only US-developed V-12 liquid-cooled engine to see service during World War II. Versions with a turbocharger gave excellent performance at high altitude in the twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning, and turbo-superchargers were fitted to experimental single-engined fighters with similar results.
The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) preference for turbochargers early in the V-1710's development program meant that less effort was spent on developing suitable mechanically-driven centrifugal superchargers for the Allison V-12 design, as other V-12 designs from friendly nations like the British  Rolls-Royce Merlin were already using.
When smaller-dimensioned or lower-cost versions of the V-1710 were desired, they generally had poor performance at higher altitudes. The V-1710 nevertheless gave excellent service when turbocharged, notably in the P-38 Lightning, which accounted for much of the extensive production run.