Curtiss C-6

C-6
C-6 engine on display at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Type Inline six cylinder aircraft engine.
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Developed from Curtiss K6 / K12

The Curtiss C-6 is a six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline aircraft engine.[1]

Design and development

The C-6 features an overhead cam and aluminum cylinder jackets. Further development as a V-12 engine was carried out resulting in the C-12 and CD-12 engines.

Variants

6-cylinder water-cooled in-line engine

Applications

Engines on display

Specifications (C-6)

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

  1. "Joe Gertler's Memaerolbilia". Retrieved 17 Feb 2011.
  2. "Curtiss Seagull". Retrieved 17 Feb 2011.
  3. "Curtiss Night Mail Plane". Flight. 1 November 1923.
  4. Glenn Dale Angle. Airplane engine encyclopedia: an alphabetically arranged compilation of all.
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