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===Modern radials=== [[File:Scarlett mini 5.png|thumb|Four-stroke aircraft radial engine Scarlett mini 5]] A number of companies continue to build radials today. [[Vedeneyev]] produces the M-14P radial of {{convert|360|-|450|hp|kW|abbr=on}} as used on [[Yakovlev]] and [[Sukhoi]] aerobatic aircraft. The M-14P is also used by builders of [[homebuilt aircraft]], such as the [[Culp Special]], and [[Culp Sopwith Pup]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://culpsspecialties.com/site_files/suppages/specs.html |title=Aircraft |publisher=Culp Specialties |access-date=2013-12-22}}</ref> [[Pitts Special|Pitts]] S12 "Monster" and the [[Murphy Moose|Murphy "Moose"]]. In Poland, WSK PZL Kalisz produces the [[Shvetsov ASh-62]] engine. A version with direct injection has also been developed<ref>https://www.wsk.kalisz.pl/produkty-i-uslugi/silniki-lotnicze/</ref>. [[Rotec R2800|{{convert|110|hp|kW|abbr=on}}]] 7-cylinder and [[Rotec R3600|{{convert|150|hp|kW|abbr=on}}]] 9-cylinder engines are available from Australia's [[Rotec Aerosport]]. HCI Aviation<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroenginesaz.com/en/brand_hci |title=HCI (USA) |publisher=Aerospace Engines A to Z |access-date=2023-02-11}}</ref> offers the R180 5-cylinder ({{convert|75|hp|kW|abbr=on}}) and R220 7-cylinder ({{convert|110|hp|kW|abbr=on}}), available "ready to fly" and as a build-it-yourself kit. [[Verner Motor]] of the Czech Republic builds several radial engines ranging in power from {{convert|25|to|150|hp|kW|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Verner Motor range of engines|url=http://vernermotor.eu/engines/|work=Verner Motor|access-date=23 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154103/http://vernermotor.eu/engines/|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Miniature radial engines for [[Radio-controlled aircraft|model airplane]]s are available from [[O. S. Engines]], Saito Seisakusho of Japan, and Shijiazhuang of China, and Evolution (designed by Wolfgang Seidel of Germany, and made in India) and Technopower in the US.{{Citation needed|date=October 2014}}
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