These included the 240-horsepower (179-kilowatt) Falcon for fighter aircraft, one of which was the successful Bristol Fighter. A six-cylinder motor, the Hawk, powered blimps and could run continually for days. At the war's end the company was reaching for particularly high power. The Condor engine, which became available early in 1919, delivered up to 675 horsepower (503 kilowatts)...
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At the war's end the company was reaching for particularly high power. The Condor engine, which became available early in 1919, delivered up to 675 horsepower (503 kilowatts). Rolls-Royce supplied more than 60 percent of all the British-built aircraft engines used in the First World War. However, peace brought a marked falloff in demand for such motors, and company leaders turned again to their motorcars...
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