Wings of Eagles Museum - Aircraft Engines / 07 Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine
Bill Maloney
11/10/2010

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07 Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine

07 Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine

Wright J-5 Whilrwind Radial Engine Specifications:

Wright J-5 Whirlwind
Another Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine at the Aviation Hall Of Fame Museum in Teterboro, NJ

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: $