Clerget 11Eb

11Eb
Type Rotary engine
National origin France
Manufacturer Clerget-Blin
First run 1918
Major applications Sopwith Bulldog
Unit cost £1,663 (1918)[1]

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

  1. Gunston 1989, p. 41.
  2. 1 2 Lumsden 2003, p. 134.
  3. 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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