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The Curtiss H-1640 Chieftain was an unusual American 12-cylinder radial aero engine designed and built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in the mid-1920s.[1]

H-1640
H-1640 engine at the National Air and Space Museum
Type Radial aero engine
Manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
First run 1926

Design and development


The H-1640 was an air-cooled 12 cylinder two-row radial with the cylinder rows aligned rather than staggered as in most multi-row radials. One piece cylinder heads shared a single overhead camshaft and the propeller was directly driven. By aligning the cylinders the diameter of the engine was less than more conventional radial engines, and it was thought that the use of a Townend ring could make the engine more aerodynamically efficient than an inline engine. The engine first ran in 1927.

The H-1640 was the first airworthy 'inline radial' and was sponsored for flight testing in a range of aircraft by the U.S. Government. Among the types selected were the Thomas-Morse XP-13 and the Curtiss XO-18. Cooling problems with the rear cylinders caused the project to be canceled with few production engines being built.

A similar engine is the Bristol Hydra although this engine had 16 aligned cylinders, forming an octagon. Further similar engines are the Armstrong Siddeley Hyena and the much larger Armstrong Siddeley Deerhound.


Applications


A Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper fitted with a Curtiss H-1640 Chieftain during testing
A Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper fitted with a Curtiss H-1640 Chieftain during testing

Specifications (H-1640)


Curtis H 1640 Engine - located at the Wings Over The Rockies museum, Denver, CO
Curtis H 1640 Engine - located at the Wings Over The Rockies museum, Denver, CO

Data from enginehistory.org[2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance


See also


Related lists


References



Notes


  1. Gunston 1989, p. 46
  2. Curtiss Chieftain www.enginehistory.org Retrieved: 17 September 2009

Bibliography



На других языках


[de] Curtiss H-1640

Der Curtiss H-1640 Chieftain (auch Curtiss R-1640) vom US-amerikanischen Hersteller Curtiss ist ein luftgekühlter Viertakt-2-Reihen-6-Sternmotor (auch als Hexagon-Anordnung bezeichnet) mit 12 Zylindern. Die Zylinderbänke sind in einem Winkel von 60° angeordnet, die Kurbelwelle ist 2-fach gekröpft und in Wälzlagern gelagert. Der Propeller wurde direkt angetrieben.
- [en] Curtiss H-1640



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