- Source: Clerget 7Z
The Clerget 7Z was a seven-cylinder rotary aircraft engine of the World War I era designed by Pierre Clerget. First appearing in 1913 it was nominally rated at 80 horsepower (60 kW). In addition to the 600 engines built in France by Clerget-Blin, 347 examples were built under license in Britain by Gordon Watney & Co Ltd of Weybridge and Gwynnes Limited of Hammersmith.
Applications
Avro 504
Beardmore W.B.III
Bristol S.S.A.
Caudron G.4
Mosca-Bystritsky MBbis
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8a
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.4
Sopwith Pup
Weymann W-1
Specifications (Clerget 7Z)
Data from Lumsden and Gunston.
= General characteristics
=Type: Seven-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine
Bore: 120 mm (4.72 in)
Stroke: 150 mm (5.91 in)
Displacement: 11.88 L (724.96 cu in)
Diameter: 914 mm (35.98 in)
Dry weight: 106 kg (234 lb)
= Components
=Valvetrain: 1 each overhead inlet and exhaust valves operated by pushrods and rockers
Fuel system: Bloctube carburettor
Fuel type: Gasoline with Castor oil lubricant
Oil system: Castor oil mixed with fuel
Cooling system: Air-cooled
= Performance
=Power output: 70.84 kW (95 hp) at 1,300 rpm (maximum power)
Specific power: 0.1314 hp/cu in (5.98 kW/L)
Compression ratio: 4.3:1
Specific fuel consumption: 0.564 L/kW/hour(0.74 pt/hp/hour)
Oil consumption: 0.0762 L/kW/hour (0.1 pt/hp/hour)
Power-to-weight ratio: 0.67 kW/kg (0.406 hp/lb)
See also
Clerget aircraft engines
Comparable engines
Gnome Omega
Gnome Lambda
Anzani 10-cylinder
Le Rhône 9C
Related lists
List of aircraft engines
References
= Notes
== Bibliography
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- Clerget 7Z
- Clerget aircraft engines
- Clerget 9B
- 7Z (disambiguation)
- Gnome Monosoupape
- Weymann W-1
- Clerget 11Eb
- List of aircraft engines
- Mosca-Bystritsky MBbis
- Gnome Omega
