|  In 1929, BMW  obtained a
      license from Pratt & Whitney to build the "Hornet" in Germany. 
            The BMW 132 was a improved version of the Hornet.
             From 1929 to 1945,
      more than 21,000 of 16 production versions of the BMW 132 were built. 
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                | 9-cylinder radial piston |  
                | displacement: 1,690 cubic inches (27.7 liters) |  
             
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