9B | |
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Preserved Clerget 9B engine on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton. | |
Type | Rotary engine |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Clerget-Blin |
First run | 1913 |
Major applications | Sopwith Camel |
Number built | 3,650 (British production) |
Developed into | Bentley BR1 |
The Clerget 9B is a nine-cylinder rotary aircraft engine of the World War I era designed by Pierre Clerget. Manufactured in both France and Great Britain ( Gwynnes Limited), it was used on such aircraft as the Sopwith Camel. The Clerget 9Bf was an increased stroke version. [1]
(1913) 130 hp (97 kW). 1,300 produced by Ruston Proctor & Co Ltd of Lincoln
(1915) 140 hp (104 kW). Extended stroke 172 mm (6.75 in) version, increasing capacity to 17.5 L (1,066.5 cu in). 1,750 produced by Gwynnes Limited and 600 produced by Ruston Proctor.
The Shuttleworth Collection based at Old Warden Aerodrome, UK, operate an airworthy late production Sopwith Triplane (G-BOCK) [3] fitted with an original 9B as well as an airworthy late production Sopwith Camel (G-BZSC) [4] fitted with an original long-stroke 9Bf. These aircraft can be seen displaying at home air displays through the summer months.
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9B | |
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Preserved Clerget 9B engine on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton. | |
Type | Rotary engine |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Clerget-Blin |
First run | 1913 |
Major applications | Sopwith Camel |
Number built | 3,650 (British production) |
Developed into | Bentley BR1 |
The Clerget 9B is a nine-cylinder rotary aircraft engine of the World War I era designed by Pierre Clerget. Manufactured in both France and Great Britain ( Gwynnes Limited), it was used on such aircraft as the Sopwith Camel. The Clerget 9Bf was an increased stroke version. [1]
(1913) 130 hp (97 kW). 1,300 produced by Ruston Proctor & Co Ltd of Lincoln
(1915) 140 hp (104 kW). Extended stroke 172 mm (6.75 in) version, increasing capacity to 17.5 L (1,066.5 cu in). 1,750 produced by Gwynnes Limited and 600 produced by Ruston Proctor.
The Shuttleworth Collection based at Old Warden Aerodrome, UK, operate an airworthy late production Sopwith Triplane (G-BOCK) [3] fitted with an original 9B as well as an airworthy late production Sopwith Camel (G-BZSC) [4] fitted with an original long-stroke 9Bf. These aircraft can be seen displaying at home air displays through the summer months.
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