Curtiss C-6

C-6
C-6 engine on display at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Type Inline six cylinder aircraft engine.
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Developed from Curtiss K6 / K12

The Curtiss C-6 is a six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline aircraft engine.[1]

Design and development

The C-6 features an overhead cam and aluminum cylinder jackets. Further development as a V-12 engine was carried out resulting in the C-12 and CD-12 engines.

Variants

6-cylinder water-cooled in-line engine

Applications

Engines on display

Specifications (C-6)

General characteristics

  • Type: 6-cylinder water-cooled inline
  • Dry weight: 420 lb

Components

  • Valvetrain: Two intake and two exhaust valves per cylinder, pushrod-actuated
  • Cooling system: Water-cooled

Performance

  • Power output:
  • 160 hp at 1,250 rpm[3]
  • 161 hp at 1,760 rpm[4]
  • Fuel consumption: 0.5 lb/(hp h)
  • Oil consumption: 0.016 lb/(hp h)
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.38 hp/lb

See also

Related lists

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Curtiss C-6.
  1. ^ "Joe Gertler's Memaerolbilia". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 Feb 2011.
  2. ^ "Curtiss Seagull". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 17 Feb 2011.
  3. ^ "Curtiss Night Mail Plane". Flight. 1 November 1923.
  4. ^ Glenn Dale Angle (1921). Airplane engine encyclopedia: an alphabetically arranged compilation of all. Dayton, O., Otterbein Press.