Curtiss C-6

The Curtiss C-6 is a six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline aircraft engine.^[1]

C-6
C-6 engine on display at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Type	Inline six cylinder aircraft engine.
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Developed from	Curtiss K6 / K12

Design and development

The C-6 features an overhead cam and aluminum cylinder jackets. Further development as a V-12 engine was carried out resulting in the C-12 and CD-12 engines.

Variants

6-cylinder water-cooled in-line engine

Applications

• Curtiss Lark
• Curtiss Oriole
• Curtiss MF Seagull
• Laird C-6 Special
• Pitcairn PA-1 Fleetwing
• Pitcairn PA-2 Sesquiwing
• Travel Air 2000
• Waco 9
• Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.3

Engines on display

• The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has a Curtiss C-6A on display.
• The Canada Aviation and Space Museum has a Curtiss C-6A mounted on its Curtiss MF Seagull.^[2]

Specifications (C-6)

General characteristics

• Type: 6-cylinder water-cooled inline
• Dry weight: 420 lb

Components

• Valvetrain: Two intake and two exhaust valves per cylinder, pushrod-actuated
• Cooling system: Water-cooled

Performance

• Power output:
  
• 160 hp at 1,250 rpm^[3]
• 161 hp at 1,760 rpm^[4]
• Fuel consumption: 0.5 lb/(hp h)
• Oil consumption: 0.016 lb/(hp h)
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.38 hp/lb

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines