Wright R-1820 Cyclone

R-1820 Cyclone
Curtiss-Wright R-1820 Cyclone Radial Engine
Type Radial engine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Wright Aeronautical
First run 1930s
Major applications Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Douglas B-18 Bolo
Douglas DC-3
Douglas SBD Dauntless
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat
Sikorsky H-34
North American T-28 Trojan
Number built 47,475[1]
Variants Shvetsov M-25
Developed into Wright R-2600
Wright R-3350

The Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 is an American radial engine developed by Curtiss-Wright, widely used on aircraft in the 1930s through 1950s. It was produced under license in France as the Hispano-Suiza 9V or Hispano-Wright 9V, and in the Soviet Union as the Shvetsov M-25.

  1. ^ "SUMMARY OF WRIGHT ENGINE SHIPMENTS 1920 – 1930" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

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