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Curtiss C-6

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

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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

  • Curtiss Lark
  • Curtiss Oriole
  • Curtiss MF Seagull
  • Laird C-6 Special
  • Pitcairn PA-1 Fleetwing
  • Pitcairn PA-2 Sesquiwing
  • Travel Air 2000
  • Waco 9

    • Engines on display

  • The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has a Curtiss C-6A on display.
  • The Canada Aviation and Space Museum has a Curtiss C-6A mounted on its Curtiss MF Seagull.

    • 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
  • 161 hp at 1,760 rpm
  • Fuel consumption: 0.5 lb/(hp h)
  • Oil consumption: 0.016 lb/(hp h)
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.38 hp/lb

    • References

    Curtiss C-6 Wikipedia
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