Inside Allison, Indiana: How 23,000 Workers Built the V-1710 Engine in 8 Hours — P-40 vs Zero

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Step inside Speedway, Indiana—where General Motors’ Allison Division transformed wartime urgency into industrial precision, producing the iconic Allison V-1710 liquid-cooled V12 engine that powered America’s early WWII fighters. From the aftermath of Pearl Harbor to nonstop factory shifts that expanded the workforce to 23,000, this documentary reveals how a single industrial hub delivered 69,305 engines, earned multiple Army-Navy E Awards, and helped protect pilots across the Pacific, North Africa, and beyond.

Discover why the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk—often underestimated on paper—proved it could fight and survive when flown with smart tactics against the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. From the Flying Tigers’ famous “boom and zoom” strategy to real combat outcomes, this story shows how training and tactics changed the odds. We also trace the V-1710’s modular engineering to aircraft like the P-38 Lightning and P-39 Airacobra, and dive into the long-debated Merlin vs Allison comparison—covering altitude performance, reliability, production speed, and wartime manufacturing pressure.

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