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IAR K14

1937 Romanian radial aircraft engine


1937 Romanian radial aircraft engine

FieldValue
nameIAR K14
imagePiaggio-P.XI.jpg
captionA Preserved Piaggio P.XI, an Italian-built Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major
engine_typeRadial engine
national_originRomania
manufacturerIndustria Aeronautică Română
first_run1937
major_applicationsIAR 80, IAR 37, IAR 39
number_built1000
developed_fromGnome-Rhône Mistral Major

The IAR K14 was a Romanian 14-cylinder radial aircraft engine. The IAR K14 was a licensed derivative of the French Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major produced in Romania.

Variants

;IAR K14-I 40: ;IAR K14-I C32: 693 kW (930 hp) engine. 44 for IAR P.24E ;IAR K14-II C32: 649 kW (870 hp) engine. 50 built for IAR 37, 1 built for IAR 80 prototype ;IAR K14-II D32: ;IAR K14-III C36:690 kW (930 hp) engine. 20 built for IAR 80, 95 built for IAR 37 ;IAR K14-IV C32: 716 kW (960 hp) engine. 30 built for IAR 80, 160 built for IAR 39, 2 built for IAR 47 prototypes ;IAR K14-IV C32 1000A: 764 kW (1025 hp) engine. 430 built for IAR 80, IAR 81

Applications

  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR P.24E
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 37
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 39
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 47
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 80
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 81
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM 79B Romanian type

Specifications

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  • 743 kW (996 hp) at 2,390 rpm for takeoff
  • 821 kW (1,100 hp) at 2,390 rpm at 2,600 m (8,530 ft) |power/weight=1.52 kW/kg (0.92 hp/lb)

References

Notes

Bibliography

  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.

References

  1. Gunston 1989,
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