Aviation Hall of Fame, Teterboro, NJ - Aircraft Engines / 13 Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Radial Engine
Bill Maloney 3/5/2008 |
13 Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine
Another Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY |
Number of Cylinders : 9
Displacement: 788 ci
Bore: 4.5 inches
Stroke: 5.5 inches
Compression Ratio: 5.1:1
Aspiraton: Stromberg Carburetor
Fuel: 50 octane gasoline
Weight: 510lbs
Length: inches
Diameter: inches
Output: 220hp at 1,800rpm
First Flight : 1926
Airframes used on: Lindberg's Spirit of St. Louis, Richard Byrd's Fokker Trimotor America
Built in: Paterson, New Jersey
Cost: $