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Family of air-cooled nine cylinder radial aero-engines
The Salmson 9 AD was a family of air-cooled nine cylinder
radial
aero-engines produced in the 1930s in
France by the
Société des Moteurs Salmson .
Design and development
The 9 AD followed Salmson practice after the
First World War , of being air-cooled and utilising the
Canton-Unne epicyclic geared crank-case system. The major attributes of the engine include a bore of 70 mm (2.76 in) and stroke of 86 mm (3.39 in).
Variants
9 AD
The standard production model with LH rotation direct drive.
9 ADb
9 ADr
British Salmson AD.9
Production of the Salmson 9AD in
Great Britain by the
British Salmson Company at
New Malden, Surrey .
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British Salmson A.D.9R srsIII
The A.D.9 with a 0.5:1 reduction gear
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Applications
Specifications (9 AD)
General characteristics
Performance
Power output: 33.56 kW (45 hp) at 2,000 rpm
See also
Notes
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a
b Lumsden, Alec (2003). British Piston Engines and their Aircraft . Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing. p. 129.
ISBN
1-85310-294-6 .
References
Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines . Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 152.
Lumsden, Alec (2003). British Piston Engines and their Aircraft . Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing. p. 129.
ISBN
1-85310-294-6 .
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