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Green E.6

The Green E.6 was a British six-cylinder, water-cooled aero engine that first ran in 1911, it was designed by Gustavus Green and built by the Green Engine Co and Mirlees, Bickerton & Day of Stockport between August 1914 and December 1918.

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Applications

  • Avro 504K
  • Avro 523A
  • Bass-Paterson flying boat
  • Cody Type V
  • Eastbourne Aviation Circuit biplane
  • Gnosspelius Hydro Tractor Biplane
  • Grahame-White Type X Charabanc
  • Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2a
  • Short S.68 Seaplane
  • Sopwith Bat Boat
  • Sopwith Three-seater
  • Sopwith 1913 Circuit of Britain floatplane
  • Sopwith Type TT

    • Engines on display

    A preserved Green E.6 engine is on public display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton.

    Specifications (E.6)

    Data from Lumsden

    General characteristics

  • Type: 6-cylinder, inline, upright piston engine
  • Bore: 5.51 in (140 mm)
  • Stroke: 5.98 in (152 mm)
  • Displacement: 855.54 cu in (14.03 L)
  • Dry weight: 440 lb (200 kg)

    • Components

  • Valvetrain: Gear driven overhead camshaft, two valves per cylinder
  • Fuel type: 40-50 octane petrol
  • Cooling system: Water-cooled
  • Reduction gear: Direct drive, right-hand tractor

    • Performance

  • Power output: 120 hp (89.5 kW) at 1,300 rpm (maximum power)
  • Specific power: 0.14 hp/cu in (6.4 kW/L)
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.27 hp/lb (0.45 kW/kg)

    • References

    Green E.6 Wikipedia
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