Alfa Romeo 115

Alfa Romeo 115
Alfa Romeo 115
Type Piston aircraft engine
Manufacturer Alfa Romeo
First run 1930s
Number built 115 ~1,600


The Alfa Romeo 115 was an Italian 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted inline engine for aircraft use, mainly for training and light planes, based on the de Havilland Gipsy Six engine. Production totalled approximately 1,600 units. Derivatives of the 115 include the -1, bis, ter and Alfa Romeo 116.[1]

Description

The Alfa Romeo 115 series of engines closely follows the original de Havilland Gipsy Six engines in having 1-piece Elektron casting crankcases with cover plates, steel cylinders, finned for cooling, and detachable aluminium alloy cylinder heads. The 6-throw 1-piece counterbalanced crankshaft is carried in seven plain journal bearings and the propeller is driven directly by the crankshaft.

Variants

115-1 (115-I)
115bis (115-2 / 115-II)
115ter (115-3 / 115-III)
116-1 (116-I)
The 115 bored out to 120 mm (4.72 in) developing 164.05 kW (220 hp) at 2,360 rpm, otherwise similar.[1][2]

Applications

The Alfa 155ter displayed at Museo dell'aria e dello spazio of San Pelagio, Due Carrare, province of Padua, Italy.

Specifications (115-1)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1938[2]

Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945[1] Aircraft Engines of the World 1945[4]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also


Comparable engines
Related lists

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Thompson, Jonathan W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc. p. 295. ISBN 0-8168-6500-0. LCCN 63-17621.
  2. 1 2 Bridgman, Leonard (ed.) (1938). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson Low and Marston Co. Ltd. pp. 67d – 68d.
  3. "Fiat G.46 4B". pilotfriend.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
  4. Wilkinson, Paul H. (1945). Aircraft engines of the World 1945 (2nd ed.). New York: Paul H. Wilkinson. pp. 284–285.

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