Clerget 11Eb
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]
Applications
Specifications (Clerget 11Eb)
Data from Lumsden.[2][3]
General characteristics
- Type: 11-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine
- Bore: 120 mm (4.72 in)
- Stroke: 190 mm (7.48 in)
- Displacement: 21.49 l (1,311.40 cu in)
- Dry weight: 232 kg (511 lb)
Components
- Valvetrain: 1 each overhead inlet and exhaust valves operated by pushrods and rockers
- Fuel system: Bloctube carburettor
- Fuel type: Gasoline with Castor oil lubricant
- Oil system: Castor oil mixed with fuel
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
Performance
See also
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ↑ Gunston 1989, p. 41.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lumsden 2003, p. 134.
- ↑ Grey, C.G. (1969). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). David & Charles (Publishing) Limited. pp. 1b to 145b. ISBN 978-0-7153-4647-1.
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.
- Grey, C.G. (1969). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). David & Charles (Publishing) Limited. pp. 1b to 145b. ISBN 978-0-7153-4647-1.
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