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IAR K14

The IAR K14 was a Romanian 14-cylinder radial aircraft engine. The IAR K14 was a licensed derivative of the French Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major 14K produced in Romania.

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Variants

  • IAR K14-II C32 693 kW (930 hp) engine. 44 for IAR P.24E
  • IAR K14-II C32 - 649 kW (870 hp) engine. 50 built for IAR 37, 1 built for IAR 80 prototype
  • IAR K.14-III C36 - 690 kW (930 hp) engine. 20 built for IAR 80, 95 built for IAR 37
  • IAR K.14-IV C32 - 716 kW (960 hp) engine. 30 built for IAR 80, 160 built for IAR 39, 2 built for IAR 47 prototypes
  • IAR K.14-IV C32 1000A - 764 kW (1025 hp) engine. 430 built for IAR 80A,IAR 80B,IAR 80C, IAR 81A,IAR 81B,IAR 81C

    • Applications

  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR P.24E
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 37
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 39
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 47
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 80
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 81
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM 79B Romanian type

    • General characteristics

  • Type: Fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine
  • Bore: 146 mm (5.748 in)
  • Stroke: 165 mm (6.496 in)
  • Displacement: 38.673 l (2,360 in³)
  • Diameter: 1,296 mm (51.02 in)
  • Dry weight: 540 kg (1,190 lb)

    • Components

  • Valvetrain: Overhead valves
  • Supercharger: Single-speed centrifugal type supercharger
  • Fuel system: Stromberg carburetor
  • Fuel type: 87 octane rating gasoline
  • Cooling system: Air-cooled
  • Reduction gear: 2:3

    • Performance

  • Power output:
  • 743 kW (996 hp) at 2,390 rpm for takeoff
  • 821 kW (1,100 hp) at 2,390 rpm at 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
  • Specific power: 21.23 kW/l (0.47 hp/in³)
  • Compression ratio: 5.5:1
  • Specific fuel consumption: 328 g/(kW•h) (0.54 lb/(hp•h))
  • Oil consumption: 20 g/(kW•h) (0.53 oz/(hp•h))
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 1.52 kW/kg (0.92 hp/lb)

    • References

    IAR K14 Wikipedia
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