Clerget 11Eb

11Eb
Type	Rotary engine
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Clerget-Blin
First run	1918
Major applications	Sopwith Bulldog
Unit cost	£1,663 (1918)^[1]

The Clerget 11Eb was an 11-cylinder rotary aircraft engine of the World War I era designed by Pierre Clerget. Powering Sopwith types it was nominally rated at 200 horsepower (150 kW).^[2]

Contents

1 Applications
2 Specifications (Clerget 11Eb)
3 See also
4 References
- 4.1 Notes
- 4.2 Bibliography

Applications

Specifications (Clerget 11Eb)

Data from Lumsden.^[2]

General characteristics

Type: 11-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine
Bore: 120 mm (4.72 in)
Stroke: 190 mm (7.5 in)
Dry weight: 232 kg (512 lb)

Components

Fuel system: Bloctube carburettor
Cooling system: Air-cooled

Performance

Power output: 215 hp (160 kW) at 1,300 rpm (maximum power)
Compression ratio: 5.1:1

See also

Clerget aircraft engines

Comparable engines

Related lists

List of aircraft engines

References

Notes

^ Gunston 1989, p. 41.
^ ^a ^b Lumsden 2003, p. 134.

Bibliography

Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.

Clerget aircraft engines

Rotary engines	7Z · 9B · 9Bf · 9Z · 11Eb

Radial diesel engines	9A · 14F

'H' engines	Type Transatlantique

'X' engines	16X

See also: Clerget aircraft engines

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