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The Franklin O-500[citation needed] (company designation 6AL-500 and 6A8-215) was an American air-cooled aircraft engine that first ran in the mid-1940s. The engine was of six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed layout and displaced 500 cu in (8 L). The power output was 215 hp (160 kW).

O-500/6AL/6A8
Type Piston aircraft engine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Franklin Engine Company
First run 1945

Variants


6AL-500
(alternative designation) 215 hp (160 kW) at 2,500 rpm, with crankcase/prop-shaft extension for pusher installation.
6A8-215-B8F
215 hp (160 kW) at 2,500 rpm, with crankcase/prop-shaft extension for pusher installation.
6A8-215-B9F
same as B8F but with different ignition components.

Applications



Specifications (6AL-500 / 6AB-215-B8F)


Data from Aircraft engines of the World 1950.[1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance


See also


Comparable engines

Related lists


References


  1. Wilkinson, Paul H. (1950). Aircraft engines of the World 1950 (8th ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. p. 152-153.

Further reading





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