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Green E.6

Green E.6

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The Green E.6 was a British six-cylinder, water-cooled aero engine that first ran in 1911,[1] it was designed by Gustavus Green and built by the Green Engine Co and Mirlees, Bickerton & Day of Stockport between August 1914 and December 1918.

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Applications

Engines on display

A preserved Green E.6 engine is on public display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton.

Specifications (E.6)

Data from Lumsden[2]

General characteristics

  • Type: 6-cylinder, inline, upright piston engine
  • Bore: 5.51 in (140 mm)
  • Stroke: 5.98 in (152 mm)
  • Displacement: 855.54 cu in (14.03 L)
  • Dry weight: 440 lb (200 kg)

Components

Performance

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Gunston 1986, p. 74.
  2. [2]
    Lumsden 2003, p. 156.

Bibliography

  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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