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Hispano-Suiza, the Glossary

Hispano-Suiza is a Spanish automotive company.^[1]

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Aircraft engine

An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system.

Alsace (Low Alemannic German/Alsatian: Elsàss ˈɛlsɑs; German: Elsass (German spelling before 1996: Elsaß.) ˈɛlzas ⓘ; Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland.

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Autocannon

An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bullets) fired by a machine gun.

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Automotive industry

The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles.

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Autonomous Region of Catalonia (1931–1939)

The Autonomous Region of Catalonia (Catalan: Regió autònoma de Catalunya, Spanish: Región autónoma de Cataluña) was established after the grant of self-government to Catalonia during the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939), becoming an autonomous region within the Spanish Republic.

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Ballester–Molina

The Ballester–Molina is a pistol designed and built by the Argentine company ''Hispano Argentina Fábrica de Automóviles SA'' (HAFDASA).

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Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts.

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.

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Bezons

Bezons is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France.

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Bois-Colombes

Bois-Colombes is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France.

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Catalonia

Catalonia (Catalunya; Cataluña; Catalonha) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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Centrifugal compressor

Centrifugal compressors, sometimes called impeller compressors or radial compressors, are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery.

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Cubic centimetre

A cubic centimetre (or cubic centimeter in US English) (SI unit symbol: cm3; non-SI abbreviations: cc and ccm) is a commonly used unit of volume that corresponds to the volume of a cube that measures 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm.

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D'Ieteren

D'Ieteren Group SA is a company, based in Belgium that is engaged in automobile distribution and vehicle glass repair and replacement (VGRR) and other industrial activities related to spare parts.

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Ejection seat

In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency.

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Enasa

ENASA (Empresa Nacional de Autocamiones S.A.) was a Spanish motor vehicle manufacturing company that was incorporated in 1946 after having bought the automotive assets of the Spanish Hispano-Suiza and the Italian Fiat in Spain.

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Engine displacement

Engine displacement is the measure of the cylinder volume swept by all of the pistons of a piston engine, excluding the combustion chambers.

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Erwin Leo Himmel

Erwin Leo Himmel (born April 9, 1956 in Graz, Austria) is an Austrian automobile designer.

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G. N. Georgano

George Nicolas "Nick" Georgano (29 February 1932 – 22 October 2017 Alvis Archive Blog, 24 Oct. 2017 The Society of Automotive History) was a British author, specialising in motoring history.

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Georges Guynemer

Georges Guynemer (24 December 1894 – 11 September 1917 MIA) was the second highest-scoring French fighter ace with 54 victories during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death.

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Guadalajara, Spain

Guadalajara is a city and municipality in Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.

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Hibbard & Darrin

Carrosserie Hibbard et Darrin was a French coachbuilder located 12 Rue de Berri in Paris, just off the Champs-Élysées.

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Hispano Aviación

Hispano Aviación was a Hispano-Suiza aircraft factory in Andalusia, southern Spain which became a separate enterprise when taken over by the Francisco Franco led "Nationalist" forces in 1939, during the Spanish Civil War.

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Hispano-Argentina

Hispano-Argentina was an Argentine automotive and engineering company that manufactured automobiles, military vehicles, engines, weaponry, and parts for public works.

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Hispano-Suiza 12M

The Hispano-Suiza 12M was one of two new V-12 engine designs first run in 1927–1928.

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Hispano-Suiza 12N

The Hispano-Suiza 12N was one of two new V-12 engine designs first run in 1928 and was manufactured by Hispano-Suiza's French subsidiary for the Armée de l’Air.

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Hispano-Suiza 12X

The Hispano-Suiza 12X was an aircraft piston engine designed in France by Hispano-Suiza during the early 1930s.

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Hispano-Suiza 12Y

The Hispano-Suiza 12Y was an aircraft engine produced by Hispano-Suiza for the French Air Force before the Second World War.

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Hispano-Suiza 12Z

The 12Z, designated Type 89 by the company, was the final production evolution of the series of Hispano-Suiza V-12 aircraft engines.

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Hispano-Suiza 14AA

The Hispano-Suiza 14AA, also known as Type 79, was a fourteen-cylinder aircraft radial engine used in France during the late 1930s.

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Hispano-Suiza 14AB

The Hispano-Suiza 14AB, a.k.a. Hispano-Suiza Type 80, was a 14-cylinder twin-row air-cooled radial engine.

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Hispano-Suiza 18R

The Hispano-Suiza 18R was an eighteen cylinder high performance water-cooled piston engine, in an 80° W or broad arrow layout, for use in racing aircraft, built in France during the latter half of the 1920s.

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Hispano-Suiza 8

The Hispano-Suiza 8 is a water-cooled V8 SOHC aero engine introduced by Hispano-Suiza in 1914 that went on to become the most commonly used liquid-cooled engine in the aircraft of the Entente Powers during the First World War.

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Hispano-Suiza Carmen

The Hispano-Suiza Carmen is an electric sports car produced by Hispano-Suiza.

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Hispano-Suiza E-30

The Hispano Suiza E-30, later renamed Hispano E-30, was designed in Spain in 1930 as a multi-purpose intermediate trainer.

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Hispano-Suiza E-34

The Hispano-Suiza E-34, later renamed Hispano HS-34, was a Spanish single engine, tandem seat biplane, designed as a basic trainer.

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Hispano-Suiza H6

The Hispano-Suiza H6 is a luxury car that was produced by Hispano-Suiza, mostly in France.

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Hispano-Suiza H6B Dubonnet Xenia

The Hispano-Suiza H6B Dubonnet Xenia is a one-off luxury car made by Spanish automobile manufacturer Hispano-Suiza for French pilot and racing car driver André Dubonnet in 1938.

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Hispano-Suiza HS.404

The HS.404 is an autocannon originally designed by and produced by the Swiss arm of the Spanish/Swiss company Hispano-Suiza in the mid-1930s.

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Hispano-Suiza HS.820

The HS.820 is a 20 mm caliber autocannon developed by Hispano-Suiza primarily for aircraft use, but more widely used in a series of ground-based anti-aircraft guns.

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Hispano-Suiza J12

The Hispano-Suiza J12 is a luxury automobile that was made by Hispano-Suiza in France from 1931 to 1938.

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Hispano-Suiza T49

The Hispano-Suiza T49 was a car manufactured by the Spanish company Hispano-Suiza between 1924 and 1944.

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Hood ornament

A hood ornament (or bonnet ornament or bonnet mascot in Commonwealth English), also called a motor mascot or car mascot, is a specially crafted model that symbolizes a car company, like a badge, located on the front center portion of the hood.

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Instituto Nacional de Industria

Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI, National Institute of Industry) was a Spanish state-owned financing and industrial holding company established in Francoist Spain for the development of industry and social control.

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International Harvester

The International Harvester Company (often abbreviated IH or International) was an American manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, automobiles, commercial trucks, lawn and garden products, household equipment, and more.

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Jean Chassagne

Julien Jean Chassagne (26 July 1881 – 13 April 1947) was a pioneer submariner, aviator, and French racing driver active 1906-1930.

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Landing gear

Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for taxiing, takeoff or landing.

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Levallois-Perret

Levallois-Perret is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.

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List of production cars by power output

This list of most powerful production cars in the world is limited to unmodified production cars which meet the eligibility criteria below.

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II.

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Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation.

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Marc Birkigt

Marc Birkigt (8 March 1878, Geneva – 15 March 1953, Versoix) was a Swiss engineer, automotive and aviation pioneer, and co-founder of Hispano-Suiza in 1904.

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Martin-Baker

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited is a British manufacturer of ejection seats and safety-related equipment for aviation.

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Oerlikon FF

The FF were a series of 20mm autocannon introduced by Oerlikon in the late 1920s.

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Overhead camshaft engine

An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Pegaso

Pegaso ("Pegasus") was a Spanish manufacturer of trucks, buses, tractors, armored vehicles, and, for a while, to train apprentices, and have a good brand image, some sports cars. Hispano-Suiza and Pegaso are bus manufacturers of Spain, Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Spain, sports car manufacturers and truck manufacturers of Spain.

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Rheinmetall Air Defence AG is a division of German armament manufacturer Rheinmetall, created when the company's Oerlikon Contraves unit was renamed on 1 January 2009 and integrated with Rheinmetall's other air-defence products.

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Ripoll

Ripoll is the capital of the comarca of Ripollès, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Rolls-Royce Limited

Rolls-Royce Limited was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.

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Rolls-Royce Nene

The Rolls-Royce RB.41 Nene is a 1940s British centrifugal compressor turbojet engine.

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Rolls-Royce RB.44 Tay

The Rolls-Royce RB.44 Tay is a British turbojet engine of the 1940s, an enlarged version of the Rolls-Royce Nene designed at the request of Pratt & Whitney.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Safran

Safran S.A. is a French multinational aerospace and defense corporation that designs, develops and manufactures aircraft engines, helicopter engines, spacecraft propulsion systems as well as various other aerospace and military equipment.

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Safran Aircraft Engines

Safran Aircraft Engines, previously Snecma (Société nationale d'études et de construction de moteurs d'aviation) or Snecma Moteurs, is a French aerospace engine manufacturer headquartered in Courcouronnes and a subsidiary of Safran. Hispano-Suiza and Safran Aircraft Engines are aircraft engine manufacturers of France.

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SAGEM

SAGEM (Société d’Applications Générales de l’Électricité et de la Mécanique, translated as "Company of General Applications of Electricity and Mechanics") was a French company involved in defense electronics, consumer electronics, and communication systems.

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SEAT

SEAT S.A. (from Spanish Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo) is a Spanish car manufacturer that sells its vehicles under the SEAT and Cupra brands. Hispano-Suiza and SEAT are car brands and car manufacturers of Spain.

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Second Spanish Republic

The Spanish Republic, commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic, was the form of democratic government in Spain from 1931 to 1939.

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Seville

Seville (Sevilla) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War (Guerra Civil Española) was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists.

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Stork

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Synchronization gear

A synchronization gear (also known as a gun synchronizer or interrupter gear) was a device enabling a single-engine tractor configuration aircraft to fire its forward-firing armament through the arc of its spinning propeller without bullets striking the blades.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano-Suiza

Also known as Hispano Suiza, Hispano Suiza Carmen, Hispano-Suiza Alphonso, Hispano-Suiza H8a, Hispano-Suiza Model 1, Spanish Swiss, Spanish-Swiss.

, Manufacturing, Marc Birkigt, Martin-Baker, Oerlikon FF, Overhead camshaft engine, Paris, Pegaso, Rheinmetall Air Defence, Ripoll, Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce Nene, Rolls-Royce RB.44 Tay, Royal Air Force, Safran, Safran Aircraft Engines, SAGEM, SEAT, Second Spanish Republic, Seville, Spain, Spanish Civil War, Stork, Switzerland, Synchronization gear, Turbojet, United States Army Air Corps, V12 engine, Wright R-1820 Cyclone, Wright R-975 Whirlwind, .50 BMG.

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See also

Aircraft engine manufacturers of France

Aircraft engine manufacturers of Spain

Bus manufacturers of Spain

Car manufacturers of Spain

Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Spain

Manufacturing companies established in 1904

Spanish companies established in 1904

Truck manufacturers of Spain

Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1904

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