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Salmson 9 Z

Country:France
Type:radial engine
Year:1917

A radial engine unusually cooled by water.

The engine was designed by the duo of Swiss engineers Georges Marius Henri-Georges Canton and Pierre Unne and manufactured at the Societe de Moteurs Salmson plant in Billancourt.

The Z 9 was another in the line of radial engines in which water cooling was employed. It was used in the Salmson 2A2 and Farman F.60 Goliath aircraft.

Technical data:

Configuration9-cylinder radial
Coolingwater
Displacement18.7 l
Power 260 hp