Curtiss C-6

C-6

C-6 engine on display at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Type	Inline six cylinder aircraft engine.
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Developed from	Curtiss K6 / K12

The Curtiss C-6 is a six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline aircraft engine.^[1]

Design and development

The C-6 features an overhead cam and aluminum cylinder jackets. Further development as a V-12 engine was carried out resulting in the C-12 and CD-12 engines.

Variants

6-cylinder water-cooled in-line engine

Applications

Engines on display

The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has a Curtiss C-6A on display.
The Canada Aviation and Space Museum has a Curtiss C-6A mounted on its Curtiss MF Seagull.^[2]

Specifications (C-6)

General characteristics

Type: 6-cylinder water-cooled inline
Dry weight: 420 lb

Components

Valvetrain: Two intake and two exhaust valves per cylinder, pushrod-actuated
Cooling system: Water-cooled

Performance

Power output:
160 hp at 1,250 rpm^[3]
161 hp at 1,760 rpm^[4]
Fuel consumption: 0.5 lb/(hp h)
Oil consumption: 0.016 lb/(hp h)
Power-to-weight ratio: 0.38 hp/lb

References

↑ "Joe Gertler's Memaerolbilia". Retrieved 17 Feb 2011.
↑ "Curtiss Seagull". Retrieved 17 Feb 2011.
↑ "Curtiss Night Mail Plane". Flight. 1 November 1923.
↑ Glenn Dale Angle. Airplane engine encyclopedia: an alphabetically arranged compilation of all.

Curtiss aircraft engines
Piston engines	A-2 B-8 C-6 Challenger D-12 H-1640 K-12 Model K OX-5 OXX R-600 V-1570 V-2

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