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Another technical drawing I did while I was away

This is a Continental Motors AVS Series V-12 air cooled petrol (gasoline) engine used in heavy tanks built after WWII Those of you who know the Continental name will see the utter similarity between this and the light aircraft piston engines the company is well known for

Power output is 850 BHP and maximum RPM's is 2,400. The twin fans on top cool the engine by blasting air into the "valley" between the two banks of finned cylinders. Those fans spin very fast and these engines will get LOUD!!! (I've heard them running full bore before ) Hydraulic clutches, controlled by oil temperature can cut those fans off when the engine is cool

These remained standard issue until the M-1 Abrams arrived with it's Lycoming gas turbine engine

There is a similar model to this called the AVDS series, which is essentially the same as this one, but it's a diesel

Description
Another technical drawing I did while I was away

This is a Continental Motors AVS Series V-12 air cooled petrol (gasoline) engine used in heavy tanks built after WWII Those of you who know the Continental name will see the utter similarity between this and the light aircraft piston engines the company is well known for

Power output is 850 BHP and maximum RPM's is 2,400. The twin fans on top cool the engine by blasting air into the "valley" between the two banks of finned cylinders. Those fans spin very fast and these engines will get LOUD!!! (I've heard them running full bore before ) Hydraulic clutches, controlled by oil temperature can cut those fans off when the engine is cool

These remained standard issue until the M-1 Abrams arrived with it's Lycoming gas turbine engine

There is a similar model to this called the AVDS series, which is essentially the same as this one, but it's a diesel