Menasco Pirate

The Menasco Pirate series were popular 4-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted, aero-engines, for use in light general and sport aircraft during the 1930s and 1940s.[1] The Menasco engines were interesting in that they came in both normally aspirated and supercharged forms, with the supercharged models exhibiting superior performance at higher altitudes, with a relatively small increase in dimensions and weight. The supercharged models had the S suffix added to their designation to show supercharging.

Contents

Variants

Menasco A-4 Pirate (also listed as Menasco 4A)
90hp[2]
Menasco B-4 Pirate
95hp[2]
Menasco C-4 Pirate (Military designation L-365)
125hp[2]
compression ratio 5.8: 1, dry weight 300lbs[3]
Menasco Pirate C-4S
150hp[2]
Menasco D-4 Pirate
125hp, compression ratio 5.5: 1, dry weight 311lbs[3]
Menasco D-4-87 Super Pirate
compression ratio 6: 1, dry weight 310lbs[3]
Menasco M-50 Pirate

Applications

Specifications (Menasco C4S Pirate)

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Menasco Pirate". www.bombercommandmuseum.ca. 2011. http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/engine_menasco.html. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 
  2. ^ a b c d Herschel, Smith. (1986). A History of Aircraft Piston Engines. Sunflower University Press. ISBN 0-07-058472-9. 
  3. ^ a b c "Menasco Pirate". rgl.faa.gov. http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/4dfcd1343268dfe18525670c0070d375/$FILE/ATTS25DY/TC67.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 

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