General Motors and Ford now think that the turbine will not replace the reciprocating engine in autos, but believe that they are practical for large trucks and tractors. For heavy-duty use ...

If you have a car parked outside as you are reading this, the overwhelming probability is that it has a reciprocating ... turbine cars uneconomic to run, and meanwhile by the 1960s the piston ...

The Birmingham has reciprocating engines, the Chester Parsons turbines, and the Salem Curtis turbines. The contract trial speeds were, Birmingham 24.325 knots; Chester 26.52 knots; and Salem 25. ...