Alfa Romeo 115 | |
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Alfa Romeo 115 | |
Type | Piston aircraft engine |
Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
First run | 1930s |
Number built | 115 ~1,600 |
The Alfa Romeo 115 is an Italian six-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]
The Alfa Romeo 115 series of engines closely follows the original de Havilland Gipsy Six engines in having one-piece Elektron casting crankcases with cover plates, steel cylinders, finned for cooling, and detachable aluminium alloy cylinder heads. The six-throw one-piece counterbalanced crankshaft is carried in seven plain journal bearings and the propeller is driven directly by the crankshaft.
Data fromJane's All The World's Aircraft 1938, [2] Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945, [1] and Aircraft Engines of the World 1945 [4]
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