Hiro Type 91

The Hiro Type 91, (full designation Hiro Type 91 520 hp water-cooled W-12), was a 12-cylinder, water-cooled, W engine developed for aircraft use by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the mid-1930s. Power was in the 450 kW (600 hp) range. Its design was inspired by the Lorraine-Dietrich 12Eb Courlis. An enlarged more powerful engine, the Hiro Type 90 had also been developed, producing 600 hp.

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• Applications
• General characteristics
• Components
• Performance
• References