CLASSIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT PISTON ENGINES ACCORDING TO

ACTIVITY NO. 1
CYLINDER ARRANGEMENTS

SUBMITTED BY: DIZON, CARLOS MIGUEL V. SUBMISSION DATE: AUG 19, 2022

INSTRUCTOR: ENGR.KENNETH RENE IAN M. TALAG SECTION: AE-311

1. Radial Configuration (can be single row, double row, or multiple row config.)

Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major,” corncob”

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

• MODEL NAME /TYPE - Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major,” corncob” / 28-cylinder supercharged air-
cooled four-row radial engine

• NO. OF CYLINDERS- 28

• BORE- 5.75 in (146 mm)

• STROKE-6.00 in (152 mm).

• DISPLACEMENT-4,362.5 cu in (71.489 L)

• LENGTH -103 in (2,600 mm)

• DIAMETER-61 in (1,500 mm)

• DRY WEIGHT-3,720 lb (1,690 kg)

• COOLING METHOD- Air-cooled

• POWER OUTPUT-4,300 hp (3,200 kW) at 2800 rpm specific power: 0.99 hp/cu in (45 kW/L)

• COMPRESSION RATIO-7:1

• POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO-1.11 hp/lb (1.82 kW/kg)

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2. V type Configuration

Daimler-Benz DB 601

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

• MODEL NAME /TYPE- Daimler-Benz DB 601/ 12-cylinder liquid-cooled supercharged 60° inverted Vee
aircraft piston engine

• NO. OF CYLINDERS- 12

• BORE- 150 mm (5.91 in)

•STROKE- 160 mm (6.30 in)

•DISPLACEMENT- 33.9 l (2,068.7 cu in)

•LENGTH - 1,722 mm (67.8 in)

• DIAMETER- 600 kg (1,323 lb) dry, unequipped

• DRY WEIGHT-390 lb (177 kg)

•COOLING METHOD- Liquid-cooled

•POWER OUTPUT-34.65 PS/l (0.56 hp/cu in; 25.49 kW/l)

•COMPRESSION RATIO-6.9:1

• POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO- 1.96 PS/kg (0.88 hp/lb; 1.44 kW/kg)

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3. In line Configuration

Ford model T engine

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

• MODEL NAME /TYPE- Ford model T engine/77 cu in (2.9 L) side valve, reverse-flow cylinder head inline
4-cylinder engine.

• NO. OF CYLINDERS- 4

• BORE- 3 3⁄4 in (95.25 mm)

• STROKE - 4 in (101.6 mm)

• DISPLACEMENT- 177 cu in (2.9 L)

• LENGTH - 177-cubic-inch

• DIAMETER- 3 3/4"

• DRY WEIGHT- 1598 lbs (725 kgs)

• COOLING METHOD- water-cooled, thermosyphon

• POWER OUTPUT- 20 hp (14.9 kW)

• COMPRESSION RATIO- 3.98:1

• POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO- 0.0213 kw/kg

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4. Opposed Configuration

Junkers Jumo 205

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

• MODEL NAME /TYPE- Junkers Jumo 205/ six-cylinder liquid-cooled inverted inline

• NO. OF CYLINDERS- 6

• BORE-105 mm (4.13 in)

• STROKE- 160 mm (6.30 in) x2

• DISPLACEMENT-16.62 l (1,014.21 cu in)

• LENGTH -2,051 mm (80.7 in)

• DIAMETER- 110 mm

• DRY WEIGHT-570 kg (1,257 lb) dry, unequipped

• COOLING METHOD-liquid-cooled

• POWER OUTPUT-700 PS (690 hp; 515 kW) at 2,500 rpm (5 minutes) at sea level 630 PS (621 hp; 463
kW) at 2,420 rpm (30 minutes) at sea level 560 PS (552 hp; 412 kW) at 2,250 rpm (max. continuous) at
sea level 500 PS (493 hp; 368 kW) at 2,000 rpm (cruise) at sea level

• COMPRESSION RATIO-17:1

• POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO-1.228 PS/kg (0.549 hp/lb; 0.903 kW/kg)

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