CNA C-7
title: "CNA C-7" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1930s-aircraft-piston-engines", "cna-aircraft-engines"] topic_path: "general/1930s-aircraft-piston-engines" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNA_C-7" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | C-7 |
| engine_type | Nine-cylinder radial engine |
| manufacturer | Compagnia Nazionale Aeronautica (CNA) |
| national_origin | Italy |
| :: |
| name=C-7 | image= | caption= |engine_type=Nine-cylinder radial engine |manufacturer=Compagnia Nazionale Aeronautica (CNA) |designer= |national_origin=Italy |first_run= |major_applications= |produced= |number_built= |developed_from= |variants_with_their_own_articles= The CNA C-7 was a small nine-cylinder supercharged, geared, single row radial engine designed in Italy in the early 1930s. Three light aircraft class world altitude records were set by the CNA C-7 powered Fiat AS.1 and CNA Eta.
Applications
Specifications
|ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938 |bore=80 mm (3.15 in) |stroke=85 mm (3.35 in) |displacement=3.85 L (235 cu in) |length= |width= |height= |weight= dry 125 kg (276 lb) |valvetrain=Two valves per cylinder. An overhead camshaft, driven by a bevel shaft running between each pair of cylinders operated the exhaust valve of one and the inlet valve of the next. |supercharger=Centrifugal blower running at crankshaft speed. |turbocharger= |fuelsystem=1× Memini carburetter |fueltype= |oilsystem= |coolingsystem=Air |power=Normal 134 kW (180 hp) at 4,800 rpm |specpower= |compression=7:1 |fuelcon= |specfuelcon= |oilcon= |power/weight= |designer= |reduction_gear=3:1 |components_other= Ignition: Dual ignition: 2× Marelli plugs per cylinder, driven by a different Marelli magneto |general_other= Construction: Aluminium cylinder heads and steel barrels. Cast "Elektron" metal crankcase. |performance_other=
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References
References
- Grey, C.G.. (1972). "Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938". David & Charles.
- Thompson, Jonathan. (1963). "Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930-1945". Aero Publishers, Inc.
- "FAI records: Niclot - 1932".
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