Kinner C-5
| Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation | |
|---|---|
 Kellet K-2 with a Kinner C-5 engine |
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| C-5 | |
| Production period: | unknown |
| Manufacturer: | Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation |
| Developing country: |
 United States
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| Working principle: | Otto |
| Motor design: | Radial engine |
| Cylinder: | 5 |
| Displacement: | 11,710 cm 3 |
| Mixture preparation: | Carburetor |
| Engine charging: | no |
| Cooling system: | Air cooling |
| Power: | 180 kW |
| Dimensions: | 190 kg |
| Previous model: | Kinner R-5 |
| Successor: | none |
The Kinner C-5 is an American five-cylinder star engine from the 1930s for general aviation .
construction and development
The C-5 is a further development of the R-5 with increased performance and larger dimensions. The main changes were an enlargement of the bore from 128 mm to 143 mm and an extension of the stroke from 140 mm to 145 mm. This resulted in an increase in displacement from 8.85 liters to 11.71 liters. The military designation of the engine was R-720.
use
- Consolidated YPT-11B
- Kellett K-3
- Kinner P
- Stearman 6H Cloudboy
- Stearman YPT-9C
- Verville YPT-10D
- Waco OSO
- Waco OEC
- Waco ODC
- Waco OBF
Technical specifications
Source: Jane's all the World's Aircraft
General data
- Type: five-cylinder star engine
- Bore : 143 mm
- Stroke : 145 mm
- Displacement : 11.71 liters
- Length: 884 mm
- Diameter: 1,270 mm
- Dry weight : 190 kg
Components
- Valves: two per cylinder
- Mixture preparation : Stromberg carburetor
- Fuel type: AvGas with 73 octane
- Cooling: air
Performance data
- Power : 245 PS (180 kW) maximum at 2200 revolutions per minute, 210 PS (154 kW) travel power at 1900 revolutions per minute
- Compression : 5.25: 1
- Specific fuel consumption : 0,201 kg / kWh
- Specific oil consumption: 0.005 kg / kWh
Individual evidence
- ^ CG Gray: Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938 . David & Charles, London 1972, ISBN 0-7153-5734-4 , pp. 88d (English).
