Continental R-670

R-670

Continental W670 on display
Type	Piston aircraft engine
Manufacturer	Continental Motors
First run	1934
Major applications	PT-17 Stearman

The Continental R-670 (factory designation W670) was a seven cylinder four-cycle radial aircraft engine produced by Continental displacing 668 cubic inches (11 litres) and a dry weight of 465 lb (211 kg). Horsepower varied from 210 to 240 at 2,200 rpm. The engine was the successor to Continental's first radial engine, the 170hp Continental A-70. This engine was used on many aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. The R-670 was widely used in the PT-17 Stearman primary training aircraft of the U.S. military.^[1]

In addition to being used in aircraft, the R-670 was used in a number of light armored vehicles of World War II.

Variants

Data from: Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938^[2] Variants of the W670 included:

W670-K: carburetor, 5.4:1 compression, 65 Octane, front exhausts and 225 hp (168 kW)
W670-L: carburetor, 5.4:1 compression, 73 Octane, rear exhausts and 225 hp (168 kW)
W670-M: carburetor, 6.1:1 compression, 80 Octane, front exhausts and 240 hp (179 kW)
W670-N: carburetor, 6.1:1 compression, 80 Octane, rear exhausts and 240 hp (179 kW)
W670-K1: fuel injection, 5.4:1 compression, 73 Octane, front exhausts and 230 hp (172 kW)
W670-L1: fuel injection, 5.4:1 compression, 73 Octane, rear exhausts and 230 hp (172 kW)
W670-M1: fuel injection, 6.1:1 compression, 80 Octane, front exhausts and 250 hp (186 kW)
W670-N1: fuel injection, 6.1:1 compression, 80 Octane, rear exhausts and 250 hp (186 kW)

Applications

Aircraft

American Airmotive NA-75
Boeing Stearman
CallAir Model A
Cessna 190
Fairchild PT-23
G class blimp
Timm N2T Tutor
Waco 240-A
Waco UEC and UIC
Waco VKS-7
Waco QCF-2

Ground vehicles

Specifications (R-670-K)

An R-670 fitted to a Boeing Stearman at the Imperial War Museum Duxford

Data from Jane's 1938^[2]

General characteristics

Type: Seven cylinder air-cooled radial
Bore: 5 ¹⁄₈ in (130.2 mm)
Stroke: 4 ⁵⁄₈ in (117.5 mm)
Displacement: 668 cu in (10.95 l)
Length: 34 ³⁄₁₆ in (868.4 mm)
Diameter: 42 ¹⁄₂ in (1,079.5 mm)
Dry weight: 450 lb (204.1 kg)

Components

Valvetrain: 1 inlet and 1 exhaust valve per cylinder
Fuel system: 1 Stromberg NA-R6 Carburetor
Fuel type: 65 octane
Oil system: Dry sump, one pressure pump, one scavenge pump, encoesed valve-train
Cooling system: Air-cooled

Performance

Power output: 225 hp (168 kW) at 2,175 rpm
Specific power: 0.337 hp/in³
Compression ratio: 5.4:1
Fuel consumption: 13 US Gal/hr (49 l/hr) at cruising rpm
Specific fuel consumption: 0.54 lb/hp/hr (0.328 kg/kW/hr) - at rated rpm
Oil consumption: 0.4 US Gal/hr (1.5 l/hr) at cruising rpm
Power-to-weight ratio: 0.49 hp/lb at cruising rpm

References

Notes

↑ Gunston 1989, p.42.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson, Low & Martin company Limited. 1938.

Bibliography

Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1998. ISBN 0-517-67964-7
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson, Low & Martin company Limited. 1938.

External links

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R (radial)	R-250 R-265 R-270 R-370 (LB) R-370 (K) R-420 R-440 R-500 R-540 (W) R-540 (K) R-545 R-550 R-600 R-670 R-680 R-720 R-755 R-760 R-790 R-830 R-915 R-975 DR-980 R-985 R-1044 R-1300 R-1340 R-1454 R-1510 R-1535 R-1640 R-1670 R-1690 R-1750 R-1820 R-1830 R-1860 R-2000 R-2060 R-2160 R-2180 R-2600 R-2800 R-3350 R-4090 R-4360 XR-7755

V (upright-V inline)	V-720 V-770 V-1150 V-1237 V-1400 V-1410 V-1440 V-1460 V-1510 V-1560 V-1570 V-1650 (L) V-1650 (P) V-1710 V-1950 V-3420

W (three-bank W-configuration inline)	W-2779

See also: X-1800 US military gas turbine aeroengines Piston engine configurations

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