| T2, T4, T6 | |
|---|---|
| Type | In line air-cooled inverted piston engine |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Établissements E. Train, Courbevoie |
The Train 2T, 4T and 6T were all low power piston engines for light aircraft, produced in France. They were inverted, air-cooled in-line engines with the same bore and stroke, differing chiefly in the number of cylinders.
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In the 1930s Train introduced a series of air-cooled, inverted in-line piston engines for light aircraft. The T series all used the same cylinders, pistons, connecting rods, valve trains and ignition system, combined into 2 (2T), 4 (4T), and 6 (6T) cylinder units of the same layout. The number of crankshaft bearings (3, 5 or 7) and throws (2, 4 or 6) naturally depended on the number of cylinders, as did the number of cams (4, 8 or 12) on the underhead camshaft. Each cylinder had a swept volume of 0.5 L, so the displacements were 1, 2 and 3 L and the rated outputs 20 hp, 40 hp and 60 hp. The Train 6D was a variant of the 6T with increased bore.[1]
Several International 2-litre Class records were set in 1937 with the Train 4T. On 7 June 1937 M. Duverene averaged 154.5 km/h (96.0 mph) over 500 km (311 mi) and 153.1 kmh (95.0 mph) over 1,000 km (622 mi) in a single engine Kellner-Béchereau. On 27 December 1937 Mme Lafargue reached an altitude of 4,935 m (16,191 ft) in a Tonya, setting both a class and a women's record.[1]
It also powered some notable cross-country flights. On 30 December 1937 M. Lenee flew a Kellner-Béchereau from Elde to Biarritz, a distance of 1,229 km (764 mi). The same day M. Blazy flew a two seat SFAN aircraft from Guyancourt to Champniers, covering 310 km (193 mi).[1]
Six Train 4Ts were used in the 2 seat, 18 m (59 ft) span Potez-CAMS 160 flying boat, a 1:2.6 scale model of the large Potez-CAMS 161 aircraft.[2]
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938[1] and www.AviaFrance
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938[1]
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