Книга: Allison V-1710: Aircraft, World War II, Supercharger, Turbocharger, Lockheed, P-38 Lightning, United States Army, Rolls-Royce Griffon, Rolls-Royce Merlin, ... DB 601, Daimler- Benz DB 605, Klimov VK-107

The Allison V-1710 aircraft engine was the only indigenous US-developed V-12 liquid-cooled engine to see service during WWII. A sturdy and trustworthy design, it unfortunately lacked an advanced and efficient mechanical centrifugal supercharger. Versions with a turbosupercharger gave excellent performance at high altitude in the twin- engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning, and turbosuperchargers were fitted to experimental single-engined fighters with the same excellent results. The preference for turbosuperchargers, arguably to the neglect of mechanical supercharger development, reflected US Army philosophy, and not the inherent qualities of the Allison engine.