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Salmson B.9

Field	Value
name	B.9
image	Salmson Science Museum.JPG
caption	Nine-cylinder Salmson on display at the London Science Museum
engine_type	Radial engine
manufacturer	British Salmson
first_run	1913
number_built	106

The Salmson B.9 was a French designed, nine-cylinder, water-cooled radial aero engine that was produced under license in Britain. The engine was produced between August 1914 and December 1918. The French version was designated 9B with a slightly increased capacity variant known as the R.9 or 9R. A further variant known as the M.9 or 9M unusually drove the propeller through a 90-degree gear train.

Variants

;Salmson B.9 (Salmson 9B) :140 horsepower (104 kW) ;Salmson M.9 (Salmson 9M) :120 horsepower (89 kW), 90-degree propeller drive ;Salmson R.9 (Salmson 9R) :160 horsepower (119 kW, increased bore to 140 mm.

Applications

;Salmson B.9

Farman F.27
Short Admiralty Type 135
Short Type C
Short 830
Voisin LA.S ;Salmson M.9
Blackburn Type L
Breguet U2
Voisin LA ;Salmson R.9
Farman F.27

Engines on display

A watercooled, nine-cylinder Salmson engine is on public display at the London Science Museum.

Specifications (B.9)

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References

Notes

Bibliography

Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .

References

Lumsden 2003, p. 225.
Lumsden 2003, p. 226.

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