Clerget 9B rotary engine
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The Clerget 9B rotary engine was a widely used French World War I aircraft engine known for powering many Allied fighters and seaplanes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clerget 9B | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piston aircraft engine
ⓘ
rotary aircraft engine ⓘ |
| application |
naval aircraft
ⓘ
single-seat fighters ⓘ two-seat reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| bore | 120 mm ⓘ |
| category |
French aircraft engines
ⓘ
World War I aircraft engines ⓘ rotary engines ⓘ |
| configuration | 9-cylinder rotary ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| designer | Pierre Clerget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | about 16.3 L ⓘ |
| era | 1910s ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most widely used Allied rotary engines of World War I ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual magnetos ⓘ |
| licenseBuiltBy |
Gwynnes Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruston Proctor NERFINISHED ⓘ other British manufacturers ⓘ |
| licenseBuiltIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Clerget-Blin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
aluminium crankcase
ⓘ
steel cylinders ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
relatively low fuel consumption for a rotary engine
ⓘ
throttleable power compared to some contemporary rotaries ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
130 hp
ⓘ
approximately 97 kW ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | circa 1915–1918 ⓘ |
| propellerDrive | direct drive ⓘ |
| rotationDirection | counter-clockwise when viewed from cockpit ⓘ |
| stroke | 160 mm ⓘ |
| successor |
Clerget 9Bf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clerget 9Bf-powered variants of later aircraft ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fighter aircraft engine
ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft engine ⓘ trainer aircraft engine ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied powers in World War I
ⓘ
French military aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
Sopwith 1½ Strutter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sopwith Camel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopwith Pup NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopwith Triplane NERFINISHED ⓘ various Allied seaplanes ⓘ |
| valvetrain | single overhead valve per cylinder ⓘ |
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