The Hispano-Suiza (literally "Spanish-Swiss") was probably the best aircraft engine available in the first World War and powered several of the top fighters, including the legendary SPAD. It had an excellent power-to-weight ratio, even by today's standards. Most of its contemporaries were rotary engines, similar the radial engines of later days except that the engine rotated around the crankshaft. As a result, the H-S had a huge advantage over its rivals, both in performance and in handling. (Rotary-powered aircraft could roll fast in only one direction.)
Here in Michigan, a team of volunteers at the Selfridge (ANG) Air Museum is constructing a replica SPAD. They are making do with a wooden mockup of the engine because a real Hispano is out of their budget.
At least you can be happy om knowing that your engine is preserved in a museum. Hopefully a lot of people will get the opportunity to see this piece of history thanks to you.
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