Salmson B.9

The Salmson B.9 was a French designed, nine-cylinder, water-cooled radial aero engine that was produced under license in Britain. The engine was produced between August 1914 and December 1918. The French version was designated 9B with a slightly increased capacity variant known as the R.9 or 9R.[1] A further variant known as the M.9 or 9M unusually drove the propeller through a 90-degree gear train.[2]

B.9
Nine-cylinder Salmson on display at the London Science Museum
Type Radial engine
Manufacturer British Salmson
First run 1913
Number built 106

Variants

Salmson B.9 (Salmson 9B)
140 horsepower (104 kW)
Salmson M.9 (Salmson 9M)
120 horsepower (89 kW), 90-degree propeller drive
Salmson R.9 (Salmson 9R)
160 horsepower (119 kW, increased bore to 140 mm.

Applications

Salmson B.9
Salmson M.9
Salmson R.9
  • Farman F.27

Engines on display

Specifications (B.9)

Data from Lumsden.[1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. Lumsden 2003, p. 225.
  2. Lumsden 2003, p. 226.

Bibliography

  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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