The Green E.6 was a British six-cylinder, water-cooled aero engine that first ran in 1911,[1] 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.
| E.6 | |
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| Preserved Green E.6 on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum | |
| Type | Piston aero engine |
| Manufacturer | Green Engine Co Ltd |
| First run | December 1911 |
| Number built | 42 |
Applications edit
- 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 edit
A preserved Green E.6 engine is on public display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton.
Specifications (E.6) edit
Data from Lumsden[2]
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)
See also edit
Comparable engines
Related lists
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Green E.6.
Notes edit
Bibliography edit
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.