The Curtiss R-600 Challenger was a six-cylinder, double-row, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use built in the United States in the late 1920s. It developed 170 to 180 horsepower (127 to 134 kW).
Curtiss started work on a small six-cylinder engine in May 1927.[1] The engine was unusual in its design with aluminium cylinders mounted at 60°, so that it was in effect two staggered three cylinder engines.[2] The engine was first run in December 1927, and was taken to market producing between 170 and 180 horsepower (127 and 134 kW) at 1,800 rpm.[1]
Nutt, Arthur (8 September 1928). "The Curtiss "Challenger"". Aviation: 808–842.
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January 06, 2023
curtiss, challenger, cylinder, double, cooled, radial, engine, aircraft, built, united, states, late, 1920s, developed, horsepower, challengerpreserved, enginetype, radial, enginemanufacturer, curtiss, aeroplane, motor, companyfirst, 1920s, contents, design, d. The Curtiss R 600 Challenger was a six cylinder double row air cooled radial engine for aircraft use built in the United States in the late 1920s It developed 170 to 180 horsepower 127 to 134 kW R 600 ChallengerPreserved R 600 engineType Radial engineManufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor CompanyFirst run 1920s Contents 1 Design and development 2 Applications 3 Specifications R 600 3 1 General characteristics 3 2 Components 3 3 Performance 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Citations 6 Bibliography 7 External linksDesign and development EditCurtiss started work on a small six cylinder engine in May 1927 1 The engine was unusual in its design with aluminium cylinders mounted at 60 so that it was in effect two staggered three cylinder engines 2 The engine was first run in December 1927 and was taken to market producing between 170 and 180 horsepower 127 and 134 kW at 1 800 rpm 1 Applications EditANBO VI Curtiss Robin Curtiss Wright CW 14C Travel Air Hodkinson HT 1 Rearwin 2000Specifications R 600 EditData from Nutt 1928 p 842 3 General characteristics Type Six cylinder double row radial engine Bore 5 125 in 130 2 mm Stroke 4 875 in 123 8 mm Displacement 603 4 cu in 9 89 L Diameter 42 625 in 1082 7 mm Dry weight 420lb 190 5 kg Components Cooling system Air cooledPerformance Power output 170 hp 127 kW at 1 800 rpmSee also EditComparable engines Bristol Jupiter Continental R 670 Pratt amp Whitney R 985 Wasp JuniorRelated lists List of aircraft enginesReferences EditCitations Edit a b Nutt 1928 p 840 Nutt 1928 p 809 Nutt 1928 p 842 Bibliography EditNutt Arthur 8 September 1928 The Curtiss Challenger Aviation 808 842 USAF museumExternal links Edit Media related to Curtiss R 600 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Curtiss R 600 Challenger amp oldid 1046656305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
