Gnome-Rhône 14M
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| Gnome-Rhône 14s in a hangar in North Africa, 1943 | |
| Type | Radial engine |
| Manufacturer | Gnome et Rhône |
The Gnome-Rhône 14M was a small 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine that was used on several French and German aircraft of World War II.
Applications
- Breguet 693
- Gotha Go 244
- Hanriot NC 530
- Hanriot NC 600
- Henschel Hs 129
- Messerschmitt Me 323
- Potez 631
- Potez 633
- Potez 637
- Potez 662
- Potez 63.11
Specifications (14M 00/01)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Type: Fourteen-cylinder two-row supercharged air-cooled radial engine
- Bore: 112 mm (4.41 in)
- Stroke: 116 mm (4.57 in)
- Displacement: 18.92 l (1,155 in³)
- Diameter: 950 mm (37.4 in)
- Dry weight: 410 kg (904 lb)
Components
- Valvetrain: Two overhead valves per cylinder
- Fuel system: Bronzavia carburetor
- Fuel type: 87 octane rating gasoline
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
Performance
- Power output:
- 522 kW (700 hp) at 3,030 rpm for takeoff and at 5,150 m (16,900 ft)
- Specific power: 27.59 kW/l (0.61 hp/in³)
- Compression ratio: 6.5:1
- Power-to-weight ratio: 1.27 kW/kg (0.77 hp/lb)
See also
- Pratt & Whitney R-1535 a comparable engine sometimes fitted as an alternative to the 14M on French designs
References
- ^ Tsygulev (1939). Aviacionnye motory voennykh vozdushnykh sil inostrannykh gosudarstv ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Авиационные моторы военных воздушных сил иностранных государств[[Category:Articles containing Russian-language text]]). Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe voennoe izdatelstvo Narkomata Oborony Soyuza SSR.
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- Danel, Raymond and Cuny, Jean. L'aviation française de bombardement et de renseignement 1918-1940 Docavia n°12, Editions Larivière
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