The Most Complex and Powerful Engine of the Postwar Era
The Most Complex and Powerful Engine of the Postwar Era Called the Napier Nomad two-stroke H-24 diesel, we want one for an engine swap. The Napier E124 Two-Stroke H-24 Diesel airplane engine was designed in the ‘30s. The dual horizontally opposed engine displaced 75 liters and had 24 cylinders and a gas turbine. It was superseded by the Nomad 1, which made half the horsepower of the H-24, with half the displacement: 3,000 hp from 12 cylinders. There have been some wacky engine designs in the 125 or so years of “modern” internal combustion: rotaries, sleeve valves, various variable-compr...