Alfa Romeo 115
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| Alfa Romeo 115 | |
| Type | Piston aircraft engine |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
| First run | 1930s |
| Number built | 110 ~500 115 ~1,600 |
The Alfa Romeo 115 and 110 were aircooled inverted inline engines for aircraft use, mainly for training, recognition and light planes. The 115 was a six-cylinder, air-cooled, inverted inline engine for aircraft use produced in Italy between 1936 and 1956 1600 units. The Alfa Romeo 110 was an inline-four air-cooled aircraft engine with approximately 500 units produced. Both these engine types were based on the de Havilland Gipsy Six engine.
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[edit] Alfa Romeo 110
[edit] Specifications
- Power output:89 kW (120 hp)
[edit] Applications
- Ambrosini SAI.10
- Fiat G.2 (G.2/2 variant)
- CANSA C.5B/1
- CANT Z.1010 Balilla (one prototype)[1]
- CANT Z.1012
- Saiman 202
[edit] Alfa Romeo 110ter
[edit] Specifications
- Power output:97-108 kW (130-145 hp)
[edit] Applications
[edit] Alfa Romeo 115
[edit] Specifications
- Power output:89 kW (120 hp)
[edit] Applications
- Ambrosini SAI.2S (version 115-I)
- Ambrosini SAI.3
- Bestetti BN. 1 (one prototype)[2]
- Breda Ba.75 (prototypes)
- Breda Ba.79S
- CANT Z.1012 (or 110)
- Caproni Ca.164
- Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli (version 115-II)
- Nardi FN.305
- Nardi FN.315
- Saiman 200
[edit] Alfa Romeo 115bis
[edit] Specifications
- Power output:145 kW (195 hp)
[edit] Applications
- Fiat G.46-1B[3]
- Fiat G.46-3B and G.46-4B
[edit] Alfa Romeo 115ter
[edit] Specifications
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54[4]
General characteristics
- Type: six-cylinder inverted air-cooled inline engine
- Bore: 118 mm (4.65 in)
- Stroke: 140 mm (5.52 in)
- Displacement: 9.186 L (560.6 in3)
- Length: 1,642 mm (64.7 in)
- Width: 498 mm (19.6 in)
- Height: 825 mm (32.5 in)
- Dry weight: 233 kg (515 lb)
Components
- Valvetrain: Two valves per cylinder, sodium-cooled exhaust valves
- Fuel system: Two downdraught carburettors
- Fuel type: 100/130 grade
- Oil system: Pressure type. One pressure and three scavenger pumps
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
Performance
- Power output: 168 kW (225 hp) (max power), 160 kW (215 hp) (normal)
- Compression ratio: 6.5:1
- Specific fuel consumption: 150 g/hp/hr (0.55 lb/hp/hr) (take-off)
- Oil consumption: 2.5 kg/hr (5.5 lb/hr)
- Power-to-weight ratio: 0.72 kW/kg (0.44 hp/lb)
[edit] Applications
- Ambrosini S.7
- Fiat G.46-A, G.46-3A and G.46-4A
[edit] See also
- Comparable engines
- Cirrus Minor and Major
- de Havilland Gipsy and Gipsy Major
- Elizalde Tigre IV
- Hirth HM 504
- Menasco C4 and B6/B6S
- Related lists
[edit] Notes
- ^ "C.R.d.A. Cant.Z.1010 Balilla". giemmesesto.org. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20071110030548/http://www.giemmesesto.org/settori/aerei/CantZ1010/CantZ1010.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-20. (Italian)
- ^ "Bestetti BN. 1". aerei-italiani.net. http://www.aerei-italiani.net/SchedeT/aereobestettibn1.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ^ "Fiat G.46 4B". pilotfriend.com. http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums/timeline/ww2/Fiat%20G.46%204B.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
- ^ Bridgman 1953, p.333.
[edit] References
- Bridgman, Leonard (ed.) (1953). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54. London: Jane's.
- Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. pp. 9.
- "Alfa Romeo AEREI Collezione Modelli di Marco Rigoni Settembre 2005" (PDF). aerei-italiani.net. http://www.aerei-italiani.net/Marco_Rigoni/Alfa%20Romeo_Album%20Modelli%20Aerei_Nov.05.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
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