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The Farman 12We was a French 12-cylinder broad arrow configuration aircraft engine that was designed and built by Farman in the early 1920s. Power output was 370  kilowatts (500 hp).

12We
Farman 12We on display at Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim
Type Piston aero engine
Manufacturer Farman Aviation Works
First run October 1922 (First flight)
Major applications Farman F.60 Goliath

Design and development


The Farman company developed and produced aero engines from 1915; the 12We was the company's most produced engine. Following the cylinder layout of the Napier Lion this engine featured three banks of four cylinders and employed water cooling.[1]

The 12We was first flown in a Farman F.60 Goliath in October 1922 and later set a distance record powering a Farman F.62 in 1924, the engine ran continuously for 38 hours.[2]


Variants


12Wers
with 0.5:1 reduction gear and KP24 supercharger.

Applications


Farman F.60 Goliath in 1929
Farman F.60 Goliath in 1929

Engines on display


Preserved Farman 12We engines are on static display at the following museums:


Specifications)


Right side view of the 12 We engine on display at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim
Right side view of the 12 We engine on display at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim

Data from Gunston.[1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance


See also


Comparable engines

Related lists


References



Notes


  1. Gunston 1989, p. 56.
  2. Gunston 1989, p. 57.
  3. www.deutsches-museum.de - Piston engine collection Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 5 August 2014
  4. www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl - Farman 12WE exhibit Retrieved: 5 August 2014

Bibliography





На других языках


- [en] Farman 12We

[fr] Farman 12We

Le Farman 12We est un moteur d'avion 12-cylindres en W conçu et construit par Farman au début des années 1920. Sa puissance de sortie était de 500 ch (370 kW).

[ru] Farman 12We

Farman 12We — французский поршневой 12-цилиндровый W-образный авиадвигатель жидкостного охлаждения, разработанный в 1922 году компанией Farman.



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