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Green E.6

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E.6
Preserved Green E.6 on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
Type Piston aero engine
Manufacturer Green Engine Co Ltd
First run December 1911
Number built 42

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.

Applications

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Engines on display

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

Specifications (E.6)

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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

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Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Gunston 1986, p. 74.
  2. ^ Lumsden 2003, p. 156.

Bibliography

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  • 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.