Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/Engine table

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The list of aircraft engines is now really starting to take off, so it's probably time to come up with a data table for these as well. Or rather, since their characteristics and "vital statistics" are so very different, one for piston engines and one for jets. We currently don't have any aircraft rocket engines on the list, so we might not need this table yet, but it will probably need to be different again. Ideas anyone? --Rlandmann 00:50, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)

---

Iv collected some of the categories people are putting about engines. Also, a page saying what the different categories could be worhtwhile, since some of these specifications are gettin pretty technical ( or at least pages for the terms). I agree different ones will be needed for different engine types, as there just to big a range - as you say the specs for a early piston engine aren't very well related to large rocket motors. It seems general configuration and power at various altitudes are fairly common, as are things like weight and thrust (for jets). Also the aircraft its used in is very commonly mentioned. For the newer jet engines(and many older engines) where they end up being used in relatively few aircraft that might be worth having in a table as well. The manufacuters of engines might be woth mentioned as well since they often have 'licenced' copies, and the orginizational entities that often produce engine can be convoluted. It might be worthwhile having the locations of where its made as well. The matter of small variants is also tricky problem as well, since this generates another set of figures. Figures that have more do to with its actual use, maximum take off etc are also preseent. It may just be best to generate standard cateogory names. So, for example there could be standard ways of listing thrust, or bore for example. Perhaps there's a industry standard way of listing specs for engines, there planes, use, etc that can be used? Greyengine5 20:28, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)

• Here some example of stats for various engines

Bore by stroke: 5.75 by 7.5 in (146 by 191 mm)

Displacement: 1753 in³ (28.7 L)

Compression ratio: (unknown)

Maximum continuous power: 915 hp (682 kW) at 2600 rpm

Take-off power: 960 hp (720 kW) at 2475 rpm

Weight: 1005 lb (456 kg)

Layout: 12-cylinder two-row vee

Bore by stroke/Displacement: 150 by 170 mm/36l (2,197 in³)

Compression ratio: 5.8:1

Power: 890 hp (664 kW) at 2400 rpm at sea level, 930 hp (700 kW) at 2,950 ft (900 m)

Weight: 470 kg (1036 lb)

Specifications

Layout: fourteen-cylinder, two-row, radial

Bore by stroke: 2364 in³ (38.7 l)

Displacement: 5.75 by 6.5 in (146 by 165 mm)

Compression ratio: 7.0

Power: 1650 hp (1,230 kW) at 2800 rpm

Weight: 1680 lb (764 kg)

Layout: twelve-cylinder, two-row horizontally opposed

Bore/Stroke/Displacement: (unknown)

Compression ratio: (unknown)

Power: 3,135 ehp (2,338 kW) max take-off

Weight: 3,580 lb (1630 kg)

SFC: 0.345 lb/hp/hr

Applications:

AgustaWestland EH101

NHI NH90

WAH-64 Apache

Thrust Range:

1,566kW-2,240kW (2,100shp-3000shp)

RB199-103

Powering Tornado IDS/ECR strike versions, with a thrust rating of 70.3kN

RB199-34R-Mk104

Powering Tornado F3 Air Defence Variant, with a thrust rating of 73.5kN