The
Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major was a 14-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled
radial engine. It was
Gnome-Rhône's major
aircraft engine prior to
World War II, and matured into a highly sought-after design that would see licensed production throughout
Europe and
Japan. Thousands of Mistral Major engines were produced, used on a wide variety of aircraft.