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General characteristics
* Type: 18-cylinder supercharged two-row radial engine
* Bore: 156 mm (6.142 in)
* Stroke: 156 mm (6.142 in)
* Displacement: 53.671 L (3,275.2 in³)
Components
* Valvetrain: One intake and one sodium-cooled exhaust valve per cylinder
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The BMW 802 was a large air-cooled radial aircraft engine, built using two-rows of 9-cylinders to produce what was essentially an 18-cylinder version of the 14-cylinder BMW 801. Although promising at first, development dragged on and the project was eventually cancelled to concentrate of jet engines instead.
Soon after the 801 entered testing, BMW engineers turned [...]
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