Anzani 3-cylinder fan engine
E865551
The Anzani 3-cylinder fan engine is an early air-cooled radial aircraft engine renowned for powering Louis Blériot’s pioneering cross-Channel flights in the Blériot XI monoplane.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
ⓘ
internal combustion engine ⓘ |
| application | aircraft propulsion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blériot XI monoplane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Channel crossing of 25 July 1909 ⓘ |
| category | pioneer aircraft engines ⓘ |
| configuration |
3-cylinder
ⓘ
fan-type radial ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | radial ⓘ |
| designer | Alessandro Anzani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayedAt | aviation museums worldwide ⓘ |
| era | early 1900s ⓘ |
| feature |
direct-drive propeller
ⓘ
relatively low weight for its time ⓘ simple mechanical design ⓘ |
| firstFlightWithEngine | 1909 ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to development of practical monoplanes
ⓘ
early successful light aircraft engine ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | magneto ignition ⓘ |
| legacy | iconic engine of early European aviation ⓘ |
| locationOfFamousUse | Calais–Dover route GENERATED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Anzani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
aluminium components
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Louis Blériot’s 1909 cross-Channel flight ⓘ |
| notableFor | powering Louis Blériot’s English Channel crossing ⓘ |
| notablePilot | Louis Blériot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingCycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
approximately 18.6 kW
ⓘ
approximately 25 hp ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | circa 1908–1910s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
early aviation experiments
ⓘ
light monoplanes ⓘ |
| usedIn | pioneer era aircraft ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft | Blériot XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRecord | first airplane flight across the English Channel ⓘ |
| valveConfiguration | overhead valves ⓘ |
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