Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major

Mistral Major
Gnome-Rhône 14Ks in a hangar in North Africa, 1943
TypeRadial engine
ManufacturerGnome et Rhône
First run1929
Developed intoGnome-Rhône 14N

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.

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