Menasco Model C4S and B6S Engines

The four-cylinder inverted "Pirate" engine rated at 150hp

and the 6-cylinder 200hp "Buccaneer"

0 Commercial production of two new strength and heat dissipation. Piston pins made more efficient due to the exposed
supercharged engines of the inverted in- float in both the connecting rod and piston supercharger scroll and long intake mani-
line type has been inaugurated at the and are located by end buttons. fold which together provide an inter-
Menasco Manufacturing Co. plant in Los Nickel iron cylinders are standard on cooler effect. This cools the compressed
Angeles. One of these is the four-cylinder both engines, although steel cylinders may charge and allows the use of high mani-
Pirate model C4S rated 150 hp at 2260 be obtained where lighter weight is de- fold pressures without excessive heating.
rpm at 3000 ft., and the other is the six- sired. Separable heads are held to the Although construction of the crankcase
cylinder Buccaneer model B6S rated 200 cylinder and through to the crankcase by is similar for both engines, the four-cyl-
hp at 2250 rpm at 4500 ft. long nickel steel studs to provide easy serv- inder unit is split on the center line of
Basic features of these engines are sim- icing as any cylinder head may be the crankshaft and major stresses are
ilar to other Menasco models which have detached by removing four nuts and dis- carried through the lower case, the upper
preceded them. They offer the advantages con ecting the intake manifold. Heads are case serving as a cover. In the six-cyl-
of the inverted in-line type such as low of Menasco cast aluminum alloy with one inder model, the crankcase is of the one-
frontal area, improved streamlining possi- intake and one exhaust valve per head piece type with a cast Dowmetal cover
bilities, reduction of exhaust noise and spread laterally to provide ample cooling plate, finned both internally and externally
fumes, improved forward visibility, high area over the head itself and with gen- for strength and cooling. Engine mount-
propeller thrust line, low center of grav- erous finning for efficient cooling. ing ledge is cast integral with the case on
ity, and accessibility to engine and parts. The crankshaft has a splined propeller the B6S engine, although the C4S engine
Featuring ruggedness and simple con- hub end of the No. 10 SAE type. Stand- uses four separable cast aluminum mount-
struction, these engines carry their ac- ard SAE mounting flanges are incor-
cessories, including the supercharger, in porated inthe accessory case for mounting don ingchrome
legs. The nickel
crankshaft
steel isSAE
Wyman-Gor-
3240 of
the rear in such a manner as to be readily the generator and starter. Magneto igni- one-piece construction in both cases.
accessible. Crankcases are ribbed for tion is standard, but battery ignition can Without the air scoop, fuel pump or
strength, while the crankshaft is carried be supplied if desired. propeller hub, the C4S weighs 305 lbs.,
on five main bearings in the four-cylinder Aluminum castings throughout the en- and the B6S, 415 lbs. Fuel consumption
model and seven in the six-cylinder en- gines are of Menasco foundry production, for both engines is .56 lb./hp/hr while
gine with a ball thrust bearing in either and the superchargers are also of Men- oil consumption for the smaller horsepow-
case to locate the shaft against thrust. asco design and manufacture. Both en- ered engine is .010 lb./hp/hr and .018
Main and connecting rod bearings are gines incorporate a special type cushion lb./hp/hr for the 200 hp model. Ignition
of standard babbitt metal type. Pistons in the supercharger gear train which per- for the C4S is supplied by two Robert
are the full skirt waffle head type mits direct drive without provision of a Bosch, or Edison-Splitdorf, while only
with underhead cross ribbing for added slip clutch, and supercharging has been {Continued on following page)

Installation drawing of the four-cylinder inverted Menasco model C4S engine

46 AERO DIGEST
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(Continued from preceding page)
the former are standard on the B6S.
Equipment furnished with both engines
includes a side air scoop, lifting eye bolts,
tool kit, steel exhaust flanges, propeller
hub cones and nut. Mounting supports are
supplied with the C4S only. Extra equip-
ment furnished on order includes an elec-
tric or hand starter, fuel pump, hub for
wooden propeller, battery ignition, and an
electric generator.
The unsupercharged models B4 and C4
four-cylinder engines of 95 and 125 hp
respectively, of which the C4S and B6S
are a development, have been used com-
mercial y in Waco, Fairchild, Ryan and
other types. In racing circles they have
since 1931 won all official events in their
power class. The American air racing
championship for 1934 was awarded to
Lee Miles for his flying with the C4S
Pirate-powered Miles and Atwood Spe-
cial. For 1935, the award was made to
Harold Neumann who won the Greve
Trophy Race for 550 cu.in. displacement
aircraft at the National Air Races with
his Menasco B6S-powered Howard racer
48
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The Model B6S six-cylinder Menasco engine
Mike. Both of these engines were of
standard commercial type with practically
0/ no special features to increase perform-
ance for racing purposes other than that
they weremended operated
/ commercial atrpm. higher than recom-
The Model B6S Buccaneer, prior to its
/ // commercial introduction, powered the
y //
o/ Polish P.Z.L. monoplane that finished
first in the 1934 Challenge Tourisme
Race. While this plane did not win the
C sweepstakes event (which is based on
/f technical considerations other than
speed), its performance and that of the
J* engine from a speed and endurance stand-
point over the course were noteworthy.
This engine is also used in Australia
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by the Tugan Aircraft Co., in their Aus-
tralian-built Gannet monoplane (formerly
rm LICH the Codock). Also in connection with the
/ • JLL i recent sale of the manufacturing rights
E F for current models of Menasco engines to
Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd., of Read-
0 ing, England, itI-is understood that the
Performance curves and (below) views oi£ the Model(Continued
B6S will be offered as optional
on following page)
four-cylinder Menasco Model C4S engine8£
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 i 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 4 8 12 16 20
RPM. -SEA LEVEL ALTITUDE - 1000 FT UNITS
Altitude performance curves of the Menasco BBS Buccaneer engine superchanged 8:75 to 1. A = hp available for take-off (manifold pressure
37.5" Hg. abs. allowable for one minute). B = critical altitude 4600 ft. 200 hp at 2250 rpm. (manifold pressure 35.8" Hg. abs.)
{Continued from preceding page) also offered as optional equipment by the Model C4S Model B6S
equipment in the new Miles Peregrine Ryan Aeronautical Co. in their model Bore 4.75 in. 4.50 in.
which is being introduced shortly. S-T, and Neumann and S. J. Wittman 5.125 in. 5.125 in.
The C4S and B6S have been flight are each now building new racers which .363 cu. in. 489 cu. in.
tested throughout the United States in are being powered with this engine. Compression ratio . .. 5.5:1
such commercial airplanes as the twin- Both engines hold approved type cer- Supercharger ratio 8.75:1
5.5:1
engined Allan Lockheed Alcor monoplane tificates, the C4S having No. 134, and the Horsepower 9.6:1
150 200
and the Crusader which is powered by B6S, No. 139. Their specifications are as RPM 2260 2250
two C4S engines. This latter engine is shown in the adjoining column. Altitude 3000 ft. 4500 ft.

The New Ryan S-T for 1936

• Ryan Aeronautical Co. is presenting
for 1936 a New Ryan S-T series showing
numerous refinements in design and im-
provements inperformance. Three models
are available, and all are being manu-
factured under approved type certificates
541 and 571. The Standard S-T is
equipped with the 95 hp (1975 rpm)
Menasco B4 engine, the S-T-A with the
125 hp (2175 rpm) Menasco C4, and the
S-T-A Special with the 150 hp (2260
rpm) Menasco C4S supercharged en-
gine.
The 150 hp series is the latest addition
to the line, and due to its supercharged
engine (described in more detail in an-
other article in this issue), offers a rate
of climb of approximately 1000 ft./min.
at more than 10,000 ft., and a cruising
speed of 138 mph at 2000 ft.
Ryan S-Ts have always been equipped
with full flaps, but an added feature on
the new series is an improved flap con-
trol. A direct acting lever on the right
side of the cockpit provides almost in-
stantaneous adjustment to any one of
three positions, the control allowing the
flap to be applied and released in the
same manner as a brake is used on an
automobile. With the former crank me-
chanism eliminated, the floor is clear.
A new tail wheel swivel lock has been
provided as optionalfromequipment. Thisbyde-a
vice is controlled the cockpit
3-in. lever at the base of the stick. In the
locked position, the wheel is held rigidly
in line, virtually eliminating the possi-
bility of ground looping in cross winds
or other adverse conditions.
Another optional feature is an auxiliary
(Continued on following page)

Front view of the Ryan S-T powered by the 95 horsepower Menasco B4 inverted in-line engine
50
AERO DIGEST
 ALTSTU DE

PERFORMANCE

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 The Miles "Mohawk" British
Long Range Light Monoplane

• The Miles Mohawk was built by the

British firm of Phillips & Powis to
meet the requirements of Col. Lindbergh
whose conferences with F. G. Miles,
director and chief designer of Phillips &
Powis, resulted in the production of the
Mohawk, a long range, high speed mono-
plane. Essentially a typical Miles two-
place job, the new plane differs from its
predecessors in the cockpits, landing
gear, tail unit, and the use of a super-
charged American-built Menasco engine.
Structurally it is all-wood construc-
tion following standard Miles practice.
Fuselage is of the box structure using
plywood and spruce with stressed skin
construction. Seats are arranged in
tandem and are mounted on front and
rear spars. The sliding canopy top en-
closure, incorporating a long fairing
which tapers away to the fin, is of an
inverted V section. Between the seats is
a fixed portion of the enclosure, but
flexible panels above each occupant meet signed that they can be laid flat with the outer panels incorporate two spars and
on the center line of the fuselage. These seat bottoms to form a bed. Provision is
panels can be pushed down into the sides made for dual controls which incorporate a plywood covering taking drag and tor-
sional stresses. The center section, built
of the fuselage. an elevator trimming device. Since the into the fuselage, consists of two built-up
Aft of the rear seat there is a large elevator tabs become comparatively inef- wood box spars and wood ring type box
baggage compartment accessible both fective at low speeds, the operating gear ribs. In addition to the tanks in each of
from the cockpits and the starboard side is designed to adjust the tabs in the con- the outer panels, there are two in the
of the fuselage. Behind this compartment ventional manner at high speeds, and at center section. Miles-type split trailing
is stowage space for a tent, a 10-lb. col- low speeds
lapsible life-raft and other articles which vator control.for landing, to load the ele- edge flaps also are provided.
Cantilever design has been followed in
might be taken on a long trip. Backs of Wings are in three sections — the two construction of the empennage in which
the seats are removable and are so de- outer panels and the center section. The wood covered with fabric has been used.

Wide World photo

Colonel Lindbergh flying bis Miles Mohawk which is powered by a 200 bp Menasco Buccaneer engine
30 AERO DIGEST
 Undercarriage is of the fixed single leg
type incorporating brakes, airdraulic
struts and streamlined fairings. The tail
wheel is fully swivelling. A float under-
carriage has also been designed for this
job, being noteworthy in that there are
no cross struts.
Three International parachute flares
are mounted horizontally in the rear end
of the fuselage.
Power is supplied by a Menasco B6S
six-cylinder in-line engine which was
made in this country, although Phillips &
Powis have the license to manufacture
these engines abroad. This engine,
actually a preview of Menasco's 1937
Buccaneer, delivers 200 hp at 2250 rpm
at 4500 ft. The 1936 model was described
in detail in the July 1936 issue of Aero
Digest. Changes incorporated in the new
engine over prior models are primarily
the provision for an electric generator
and a hydraulically controllable pitch
propeller, although the Mohawk at
present has a Fairey fixed-pitch metal
propeller. The new innovations in the
engine involved the use of a heavier
crankcase with #20 SAE spline hub end
and provision for oil passages and mount
for hydraulic control mechanism, which
incidentally is not on the Lindbergh
engine. Menasco also has provided a new
type cover incorporating a detachable
generator mount and drive.
The engine is mounted in blocks of
brake lining and small springs, allowing
a .125 in. compression. While the super-
charger gives a somewhat longer engine
than is usually seen in small, light planes,
the use of rudder pedals (which are ad-
justable) instead of a bar, permitted in-
DECEMBER 1936
GERMAN AIRCRAFT
{Continued from page 27)
Observation Planes
There are only two observation or
reconnaissance types now in active use
although a number of new models are in
the process of development and are ex-
pected to be put into general use just as
soon as production schedules permit.
The Focke-Wulf 58 was produced in
quantity in 1935-1936 as a trainer-obser-
vation-bomber type as well as for civil
use. The illustrations on page 26 show
clearly the transformation from the com-
mercial plane to the military type.
Equipped with inverted 240 hp Argus
engines, the FW 58 attains a maximum
speed of 190 mph, a range of 710 miles,
and a service ceiling of 19.000 ft. Weight
fully loaded is approximately 11.500 lbs.
Armament consists of machine guns,
Scarff-mounted fore and aft
Installation drawings of the Menasco The only pure observation type in gen-
Buccaneer engine eral use is the Henschel 122, a two-place
high-wing rigidly braced metal- and
stallation of the engine and controls in fabric-covered monoplane. The swept
less space than originally expected. back metal two-spar wing has tapering
Complete performance figures are not ailerons and camber changing flaps from
available at this time, but maximum speed the ailerons to the center section cut-out.
is believed to be about 200 mph. Fuselage is elliptical and of metal mono-
Specifications of the Miles Mohawk coque construction. A Siemens SAM 22
with the 200 hp Menasco B6S Buccaneer: nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engine
Wing span 35 feet (NACA cowled) provides a maximum
Overall length 25 feet 6 inches speed of 168 mph, landing speed of 51
Overall height 6 feet 6 inches mph, service ceiling of 21,648 ft., and a
Wing area 182.75 square feet range of 375 miles. Empty the Hs 122
Empty weight 1605 pounds weighs 3696 lbs. and fully loaded, 5632
Useful load 1095 pounds
Gross weight 2700 pounds (To be continued in the January issue)
pounds.
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