The Junkers L2 was Junkers' first water-cooled four-stroke engine and the first to be built on a production line, though only 58 were made. It was a six-cylinder inline engine and powered many Junkers aircraft until replaced by the more powerful L5.
L2 | |
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Type | 4-stroke petrol 6-cylinder water-cooled inline aircraft engine |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Junkers Motorenbau GmbH (Jumo) |
First run | 1925 |
Number built | 58 |
The Junkers L2 (the L signifying a four-stroke petrol engine rather than a two-stroke diesel) had some features in common with their first petrol engine, the L1, both six-cylinder upright direct drive inline engines with four overhead camshaft driven valves per cylinder, but was water-cooled rather than air-cooled and had a much greater swept volume.[1] It initially developed a cruise power of 195 horsepower (hp) (145 kW) at 1,550 rpm but was developed to 220 hp (164 kW).[2]
The L2 powered early versions of several Junkers aircraft. It was soon replaced in these models by the more powerful Junkers L5 and only 58 L2s were built.[1]
Early versions of[1]
Re-engined[3]
Data from Kay (2004), pp. 263–264
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See also HeS 30 (Junkers design built by Heinkel) |