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The compressed air was to simulate flow off the supercharger?Let me guess. The test mule was fed compressed air at room temperature and the mule wasn't driving the compressor?
Fascinating idea...The supercharger was a gem, though, at least in idea (several patents were issued to the Ford people) - a 2-stage turbo-supercharger. Ie. there was no gear-driven supercharger stage, thus leaving more power for the prop.
I actually thought it applied to the O-1230/I-1430 and O-1230 as well...There was only one engine called "HYPER" and that was the Continental I-1430.
Why would somebody do this? It seems quite counterproductive...It should be noted that, unlike the other liquid cooled engines, the I-1430 was actually designed by the army. Continental was a subcontractor hired to build and develop the engine.
Actually, many of the people at Continental quit and went to LycomingThe I-1430 was based on the Army's "hyper" cylinder design.
This meant hemi head and 2 valves per cylinder.
The O-1230/H-2470 was developed based on the same architecture, as was the Chrysler IV-2220.