Salmson 9 AD

Salmson 9 AD
Type Radial aircraft engine
National origin France
Manufacturer Société des Moteurs Salmson
Variants British Salmson AD.9

The Salmson 9 AD was a family of air-cooled nine cylinder radial aero-engines produced in the 1930s in France by the Société des Moteurs Salmson.

Design and development

The 9 AD followed Salmson practice after the First World War, of being air-cooled and utilising the Canton-Unne epicyclic geared crank cage system. The major attributes of the engine include a bore of 70 mm (2.76 in) and stroke of 86 mm (3.39 in).


Variants

9 AD
The standard production model with LH rotation direct drive.
9 ADb
9 ADr
British Salmson AD.9
Production of the Salmson 9AD in Great Britain by the British Salmson Company at New Malden, Surrey.[1]
British Salmson A.D.9R srsIII
The A.D.9 with a 0.5:1 reduction gear[1]

Applications

Specifications (9 AD)

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lumsden, Alec (2003). British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.

References