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1948
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FLIGHT SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1945 PISTON ENGINES Compiled by " Flight." Copyright) Maker's Engine Type Alvis : Leon ides 501/1to 501/4 (Mks. XI to XIV) LE.2I.HM WS.5I.L Armstrong Siddeley : Cheetah 15 and 25. Blackburn : Cirrus Minor II Cirrus Major III Bombardier ... Grenadier Bristol : Bristol 101 Hercules 120 ... Hercules 630 ... Hercules 672 ... Hercules 230 and 730 Hercules 762 ... Centaurus 18 ... Centaurus 20 ... Centaurus 57 ... Centaurus 130 and 630. Centaurus 660... De Havilland : Gipsy Major 10 Gipsy Major 30 Gipsy Major 50 Gipsy Queen 30 Gipsy Queen 50 Gipsy Queen 70 Jameson Monaco Napier : Sabre 5A Sabre 7 Rolls-Royce : Merlin 35Merlin 140 ... Merlin 500 ... Merlin 620-624 Griffon 57 Griffon 74 Griffon 88 Eagle tot <Eo 9 R 9R 9 R 7R 4IL 4IL 4IL 6IL 14 R 14 R I4R 14 R 14 R 14 R 18 R 2XI8R 18 R 18 R 18 R 4IL 4IL 4IL 6IL 6IL 6IL 4 HO 4 HO Flat 24 H horiz.24 H horiz. 12 V 12 V 12 V 12 V 12 V 12 V 12 V 24 H M Co o A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A L L L L L L L L L DOrS A . Stroke- in 4.80x4.41 4.80x4.41 4.80x4.41 5.25x5.5 3.93x4.99 4.72x5.51 4.8x5.5 4.8x5.5 5.75x6.5 5.75x6.5 5.75X6.5 5.75X6.5 5.75x6.5 5.75x6.5 5.75x7.0 5.75x7.0 5.75X7.0 5.75X7.0 5.75x7.0 4.64x5.51 4.74x5.906 4.74x5.906 4.74x5.906 4.74x5.906 4.74x5.906 4.125x3.75 4.375x3.625 5.0x4.75 5.0x4.75 5.4x6.0 5.4x6.0 5.4x6.0 5.4x6.0 6.0x6.6 6.0x6.6 6.0x6.6 5.4x5.125 Capa- city litres 11.78 11.78 11.78 13.67 3.99 6.33 6.52 9.79 38.7 38.7 38.7 38.7 38.7 38.7 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 6.12 6.78 6.78 10.18 10.18 10.18 3.28 3.6 36.7 36.7 27 27 27 27 36.7 36.7 36.7 46 Max. Power Rati b.h.p. 440 440 440 405 100 155 180 310 M.S. 1,800 F.S.I,625 M.S.1,790 F.S.I,460 1,705 1,780 1,925 M.S.2,100 M.S.2,550 F.S.2,280 M.S.5,100 F.S.4,560 M.S.2,820 F.S.2,6002,680 2,820 145 160 197 250 295 345 106 100 M.S.2,615 M.S.3,055 F.S.2,820 1,240 M.S.1,780 1 980 F.S.I, 650 1,830M.S. 1,635 F.S.I,510 M.S.1,780 F.S.I,655M.S.2,005 F.S.1,830 M.S.2,100 F.S.2,140M.S.2,035 2,350 F.S.I,820 2,120 M.S.3,500 F.S.3,020 r.p.m 2,900 2,900 2,900 2,425 2,600 2,450 2,600 2,500 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 2.800 2,900 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,7002,700 2,900 2,550 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,800 3,050 2,800 3,850 3,800 3,850 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,0002,750 2,750 2,750 2,7502,750 2,750 3,500 3,500 Boos Ib/ sq in +3 +3 +3 2.75 +5 8.25 8.25 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.0 11.5 15.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 11.5 11.510.75 10.5 +5 +5+ 6 _ — 15 17.25 17.25 9 20 25* 20 25*18 18 20 2018 18 18.5 2518 25* 18 25*21 21 ng ht. (ft) 8,750 8,750 8,750 4,000 S.L. S.L. S.L. 2,500 9,000 19.500 5,500 22,500 7,750 6,500 5.000 4,000 4,000 16,500 4,000 16,500 500 14,2504,000 5,500 S.L. S.L. S.L. S.L. S.L. 7,750 S.L. S.L. 2,500 2,250 2,500 1,500 4,500 S L 6,750 3,000 2,250 9,250 4,500 6,750 1,500 9,750 S.L. 9,250 7,000 1,250 21,600 6,000 3,250 5,250 Recommended Economical Cruising b.h.p. 320 320 320 260 80 125 142 236 M.S.1,215 F.S.I,125 M.S.I.220 F.S.I,080 1,300 1,320 1,205 M.S. 1,225 F.S.I, 125 M.S.I,745 F.S.I, 600 M.S.3,490 F.S.3,200 1,745 1,6001,805 M.S. 1,950 F.S.I,720 115 118 121 181 182 265 93 70 890 900 755 M.S.1,200 F.S.I, 185 M.S. 1,080 F.S.1,015 M.S.I,180 F.S.I,165 M.S. 1,390 F.S.I,195 M.S.1,315 F.S.I,244 M.S.1,305 F.S.I.2I5 M.S.2,320 F.S.2,180 r.p.m 2,600 2,600 2,600 2,100 2,200 2,100 2,200 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,4002,400 2,400 2,300 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,400 2.800 2,300 2,500 2,500 2,100 2,650 2,850 2,650 2,650 2,650 2,8502,400 2,400 2,400 2,4002,400. 2,400 ,100 100 Power Boos Ib/ sq in 0 0 0 0 —2 + 1 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.25 3.75 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.53.25 1.5 2 -1 -2 -1 +2 _ — 5 5 4 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 77 7 9 9 ht. (ft) 11,750 11,750 11,750 S.L. S.L. S.L. 3,300 8,000 12,250 21,000 9,750 24,250 9,750 8,500 10,500 12,250 22,500 11,000 21,250 11,000 21,250 11,000 21,2509,500 13,250 21,000 5,000 3,500 11,500 3,500 1,200 7,750 S.L. 1,500 1,750 6,750 0,250 23,750 8,750 5,500 0,500 23,750 6,500 2,750 7,750 8,7502,250 5,000 0,250 0,000 Fuel Con- sump*tion R.E.C.P G.P.H 21 21 21 17 4.9 8.0 7.25 16.0 72.1 71.0 71.1 70.4 77.6 76.6 72.2 73 72.6 105.6 104.1 211.2 208.2 105.6 104.1105.3 107 111 8 7.5 8 12 11.5 17 4.8 4.5 56.7 55.7 68 79 89 71.5 71 76 8488 86 84.5 85.586 91 157 161 t. It 520 520 55C 520 420 475 100 145 180 300 1,675 1,715 1,600 1,690 1,850 2,040 2,470 4,940 2,810 2,600 2,700 145 160 197 250 295 345 106 100 2,310 3,000 ,280 ,725 ,6Uh 1 ,725 ,450 ,100 ,935 ,415 gh t 1 We i (Ib ) Q 760- 790 670 77C 770 • 805 234 333 340 540 [2,045 ,-j rvTf 1,930 1,940 2,060 2,300 2,890 5,140 2,800 3,020 3,270 312 340 410 510 560 660 244 290 230 2,490 2,560 ,520 ,780 ,540 ,740 2,020 ,090 ,150 ,220 Notes Mk. according to reduc. gear and accessory ar- rangements. 1 Helicopter power J plants. Max. W.M. con- sumption forR.E.C.P. Fuel injection. Fuel injection. R.E.C.P. for all power units is riax. vv.n. High cruising alti-tude. Civil unit (R.E.C.P. for Wayfarer a/c special case). Military Unit 230 Civil730. Water/Methanol for T.O. and max. power.Two coupled 57s (without water/ methanol). Water/methanol Military Unit 130 v_ivi r DJU. Geared. Wt. less helicopter transmission. Installed weight. Best specific con- sumpt. stated.Mk. 7 with water/methanol. l-speed, l-stage. 2-speed, 2-stage contraprop. 2-speed, l-stage Max. cont. cruis- ing for R.E.C.P. 2-speed, 2-stage. Contrap rop. Water/ methanol. Contraprop. Sleeve valves. Contraprop. Abbreviations :—Cylinder Arrangements, R = Radial, IL = Inverted in line, H.O. = Horizontally opposed, H = H-form layout, V = Vee-form layout. Cooling, A = Air L = Liquid. Supercharging, L.S. = Low. M.S. = Medium, F.S. = Fully or High, S.L. = Sea level. * = 100/150 grade fuel. H 4
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