Menasco Buccaneer
{{Short description|American aircraft engine}}
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The six-cylinder Menasco engines had the name Buccaneer, while the four-cylinder engines had the name Pirate. The Menasco engines came in both supercharged and normally aspirated models. The supercharged models, with the S suffix added to their designation, had superior performance at higher altitudes with a relatively small increase in dimensions and weight.
Variants
;Menasco A6 Buccaneer
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;Menasco B6 Buccaneer
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;Menasco B6S Buccaneer
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;Menasco C6 Buccaneer
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;Menasco C6S Super Buccaneer
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;Menasco D6 Super Buccaneer
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Applications
Specifications (Menasco B6S Buccaneer)
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|ref=
|type=6-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted engine
|bore=4.5 in (114 mm)
|stroke=5.125 in (130 mm)
|displacement=489 cu in (8 L)
|length=60.125 in (1,527 mm)
|diameter=
|width=15 in (381 mm)
|height=28.3 in (719 mm)
|weight=423 lb (192 kg)
|valvetrain=1 inlet and 1 exhaust valve per cylinder
|supercharger=
|turbocharger=
|fuelsystem=1 Stromberg carburetor
|fueltype=73 octane
|oilsystem=
|coolingsystem=Air
|power=200hp at 2,250 rpm max/150hp at 2,025 rpm cruise
|specpower=
|compression=5.5:1
|fuelcon=
|specfuelcon=
|oilcon=
|power/weight=2.82 lb/hp at cruise
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See also
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|related=
|similar aircraft=
|lists=
|similar engines=
- Alfa Romeo 115
- Argus As 17
- de Havilland Gipsy Queen
- de Havilland Gipsy Six
- Hirth HM 506
- Isotta Fraschini Beta
- Napier Javelin
- Ranger L-440
- Renault 6Q
}}
References
{{Commons category|Menasco C6S-4}}
- {{cite web|url= http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Duxford/usaero9.htm|title= Engine Data Sheets|access-date= 10 April 2022|work= oldengine.org|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200225151358/http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Duxford/usaero9.htm|archive-date= 25 February 2020|url-status= dead}}
- {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title=World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines |year=1986 |publisher=Patrick Stephens |location= Wellingborough |pages=115}}
{{Menasco aeroengines}}
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Category:1930s aircraft piston engines