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Jacobs R-830

285 hp radial aircraft engine

Field	Value
name	R-830
engine_type	Radial engine
manufacturer	Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company
first_run	1935
developed_from	Jacobs R-755
developed_into	Jacobs R-915

The Jacobs R-830 or L-5 is a seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft manufactured in the United States by the Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company, beginning in 1935.

Design and development

The R-830 was effectively an enlargement of the R-755 with strengthened stressed parts. With a bore and stroke of 5.0 in × 5.5 in (140 mm × 127 mm) the displacement was 831 cu in (13.6 L), takeoff power was around 285 hp (212 kW). The engine features steel cylinders with aluminum-alloy cylinder heads.

Applications

Beechcraft Model 18B & S18B Expeditor
Beechcraft B17B and C17B Staggerwing
Fleet 50J Freighter (prototype only)
Fleetwings Sea Bird
Howard DGA-9
Spartan 7X Executive (prototype only)
Waco ZKC-S, ZKS-6 & 7 Standard Cabins
Waco YOC-1 ZQC-6 ZGC-7 Custom Cabins
Waco ZVN-8 Custom Cabin
Waco ZPF-6 and ZPF-7

Specifications (L-5)

and start a new, fully-formatted line with -- |power/weight= 0.55 hp/lb (0.9 kW/kg)

References

Notes

Bibliography

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

References

Gunston 1989, p.85.
[http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/4a68bef3caaa7c6186256bcf0041c9b1/%24FILE/E-156.pdf FAA TCDS] Retrieved: 31 January 2009

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