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... let's see what he has done." "Done!" cried Asmodeus, "he anticipates The very business you are now upon, And scribbles as if head clerk to the Fates.[hp] Who knows to what his ribaldry may run, When such an ass[549] as this, like Balaam's, prates?" "Let's hear," quoth Michael, "what he has to say: You know we're bound ...

— The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4 • Lord Byron

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... in the National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution, is the first oil-burning engine to power an airplane. Its label reads: "Packard Diesel Engine—1928—This first compression-ignition engine to power an airplane developed 225 hp at 1950 revolutions per minute. It was designed under the direction of L. M. Woolson. In 1931, a production example of this engine powered a Bellanca airplane to an 84 hour and 33 minute nonrefueled duration record which has never been ...

— The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 • Robert B. Meyer

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... engine, thus giving the two engines the same stroke of 5-3/8 inches, but the bore was increased slightly to 4-3/8 inches. With this larger bore and with the engine speed increased to 500 rpm, Frank rated this engine at 4 hp.[19] A heavier flywheel, with a governor resting in the upper recess, was pressed onto the crankshaft. As the operator of the vehicle had no control over the carburetor once he climbed into the seat, this governor was necessary to maintain ...

— The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology • Don H. Berkebile

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Words linked to "HP" : H.P., horsepower, W, watt, power unit