Rolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel engine
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The Rolls-Royce K60 is a British-designed, compact, opposed-piston multi-fuel diesel engine widely used to power Cold War–era armored fighting vehicles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce K60 | 47 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internal combustion engine
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multi-fuel diesel engine ⓘ opposed-piston engine ⓘ piston engine ⓘ |
| application | armoured fighting vehicle powerplant ⓘ |
| category |
Rolls-Royce diesel engine
NERFINISHED
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military vehicle engine ⓘ |
| configuration | opposed-piston ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cycle | two-stroke diesel cycle ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | 6-cylinder ⓘ |
| designedBy | Rolls-Royce oil engine division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high reliability in battlefield conditions
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tracked military vehicles ⓘ |
| designedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | about 6.5 litres ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| feature |
compact design
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dual crankshafts ⓘ multi-fuel capability ⓘ opposed pistons in each cylinder ⓘ two-stroke cycle ⓘ |
| fuelType |
diesel fuel
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multi-fuel ⓘ |
| governingPrinciple | compression ignition ⓘ |
| intendedUser |
British Army Royal Armoured Corps
NERFINISHED
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British Army Royal Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod |
early 1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mounting | powerpack installation in FV430 series ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
ability to run on different fuel types
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compact powerpack for AFVs ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
about 240 hp
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approximately 179 kW ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Cummins B-series diesel engines in FV430 upgrades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceWith | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | NATO forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
British Army armoured vehicles
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FV430 series armoured vehicles NERFINISHED ⓘ FV432 armoured personnel carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ FV433 Abbot self-propelled gun NERFINISHED ⓘ FV434 REME repair and recovery vehicle ⓘ other FV430 variants ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Cold War armoured formations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
FV432