The Clerget 9B is a nine-cylinder rotaryaircraft engine of the World War I era designed by Pierre Clerget. Manufactured in both France and Great Britain (Gwynnes Limited), it was used on such aircraft as the Sopwith Camel. The Clerget 9Bf was an increased stroke version.[2]
(1915) 140 hp (104 kW). Extended stroke 172 mm (6.75 in) version, increasing capacity to 17.5 L (1,066.5 cu in). 1,750 produced by Gwynnes Limited and 600 produced by Ruston Proctor.
The Shuttleworth Collection based at Old Warden Aerodrome, UK, operate an airworthy late production Sopwith Triplane(G-BOCK)[4] fitted with an original 9B as well as an airworthy late production Sopwith Camel(G-BZSC)[5] fitted with an original long-stroke 9Bf. These aircraft can be seen displaying at home air displays through the summer months.
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Notes
^Hartmann, Gerard (2003). "La société des moteurs Clerget" [The Clerget Motor Company] (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
^ a bLumsden 2003, p. 133.
^Powerhouse Museum - Clerget 9Bf Retrieved: 12 November 2010.
^The Shuttleworth Collection - Sopwith Triplane Retrieved: 21 August 2018
^The Shuttleworth Collection - Sopwith Camel Retrieved: 21 August 2018
^Grey, C.G. (1969). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). David & Charles (Publishing) Limited. pp. 1b to 145b. ISBN 978-0-7153-4647-1.
Bibliography
Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 978-1-85260-163-8
Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 978-1-85310-294-3.
Grey, C.G. (1969). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). David & Charles (Publishing) Limited. pp. 1b to 145b. ISBN 978-0-7153-4647-1.
