You, as a pilot, would know more about this than me, but those fighters with radial engines had, I believe, two complete rows of radial cylinders, one right behind the other...alot of power there, almost like having 2 motors on the nose. No wonder they make a cool noise. They are loud.
Do you happen to know how many cylinders would typically be in this kind of an engine?
Oh, I just looked it up, 2 rows of 9 cylinders, for a total of 18, generating 2000 hp. The thing could fly at 426 mph. First one in service, May 1941. Could reach 40,000 ft.\
