Curtiss C-6

C-6
C-6 engine on display at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Type	Inline six cylinder aircraft engine.
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Developed from	Curtiss K6 / K12

The Curtiss C-6 is a six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline aircraft engine.^[1]

Design and development

The C-6 features an overhead cam and aluminum cylinder jackets. Further development as a V-12 engine was carried out resulting in the C-12 and CD-12 engines.

Variants

6-cylinder water-cooled in-line engine

Applications

• Curtiss Lark
• Curtiss Oriole
• Curtiss MF Seagull
• Laird C-6 Special
• Pitcairn PA-1 Fleetwing
• Pitcairn PA-2 Sesquiwing
• Travel Air 2000
• Waco 9

Engines on display

• The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has a Curtiss C-6A on display.
• The Canada Aviation and Space Museum has a Curtiss C-6A mounted on its Curtiss MF Seagull.^[2]

Specifications (C-6)

General characteristics

• Type: 6-cylinder water-cooled inline
• Dry weight: 420 lb

Components

• Valvetrain: Two intake and two exhaust valves per cylinder, pushrod-actuated
• Cooling system: Water-cooled

Performance

• Power output:
  
• 160 hp at 1,250 rpm^[3]
• 161 hp at 1,760 rpm^[4]
• Fuel consumption: .5 lbs per hp per hr
• Oil consumption: .016 lbs per hp per hr
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.38 hp/lb

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

1. "Joe Gertler's Memaerolbilia". Retrieved 17 Feb 2011.
2. "Curtiss Seagull". Retrieved 17 Feb 2011.
3. "Curtiss Night Mail Plane". Flight. 1 November 1923.
4. Glenn Dale Angle. Airplane engine encyclopedia: an alphabetically arranged compilation of all.