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X-24 engine
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This article is about the piston engine. For the experimental aeroplane, see Martin-Manrietta X-24.
The
X-24 is one of the only configurations of
X-type engines known. The design was developed as a pairing of
V-12s in the
1940s for use in aircraft. Its size, complexity, and bulk would have made it unsuitable for most civilian applications, but the 24-cylinder motor could provide significant power for military aircraft. Designs were developed by two of the
Axis Powers,
Italy and
Nazi Germany. The German engine was the
Daimler Benz DB 604, intended for use in the
Bomber B program. Development was cancelled as the strategic situation changed for Germany, and as the
gas turbine engine made its debut. Italy's
Isotta-Fraschini developed the
Zeta R.C. 24/60 for the
Caproni F6 fighter, but Italy's surrender ended development. The
United States Fisher P-75 Eagle fighter used twinned Allison V-12 engines, but it is not clear at the time of writing whether this was an X-24 or a different configuration. Postwar developments with the
turbojet and
turbofan engines apparently obviated the need for large aircraft engines of this type.
