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Kirkham B-6, In-line 6 Engine
Object Details
- Physical Description
- Type: Reciprocating, in-line, 6 cylinders, water cooled
- Power rating: 40.6 kW (54.5 hp) at 1,300 rpm
- Displacement: 6.24 L (380.88 cu in.)
- Bore and Stroke: 105 mm (4.125 in.) x 121 mm (4.75 in.)
- Weight (wet): 106.6 kg (235 lb)
- Summary
- During 1909 and 1910 Charles B. Kirkham made several successful aircraft engines based on his automobile motors. In 1911 he began to manufacture the above engine – his first designed especially for airplane use. It featured concentric valves, primarily to assist exhaust cooling. Kirkham claimed that this engine was “outstanding in light weight, low head resistance, and freedom from vibration.”
- It powered the Aerial Exhibition Company’s biplane design, the Burgess Hydroplane Model F, the Kirkham tractor biplane design, and the Thomas Model TA.
- Credit Line
- Gift of G. N. Boyd
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Date
- 1911
- Inventory Number
- A19620052000
- Designer
- Charles B. Kirkham
- Manufacturer
- Kirkham
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
- Materials
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 119.4 × 40.6 × 76.2cm, 106.6kg (47 × 16 × 30 in., 235lb.)
- Support: 119.4 × 86.4 × 45.7cm (47 × 34 × 18 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
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- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Record ID
- nasm_A19620052000
- Usage
- Not determined
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