|
The Menasco Pirate series were popular 4-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted, aero-engines, for use in light general and sport aircraft during the 1930s and 1940s. The Menasco engines were interesting in that they came in both normally aspirated and supercharged forms, with the supercharged models exhibiting superior performance at higher altitudes, with a relatively small increase in dimensions and weight. The supercharged models had the ''S'' suffix added to their designation to show supercharging.〔Parker, Dana T. ''Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II,'' pp. 122-4, Cypress, CA, 2013.〕 ==Variants== ;Menasco A-4 Pirate (also listed as Menasco 4A) :90 hp. ;Menasco B-4 Pirate :95 hp.〔 ;Menasco C-4 Pirate (Military designation L-365) :125 hp.〔 Compression ratio 5.8: 1, dry weight 300 lb ;Menasco Pirate C-4S :150 hp.〔 ;Menasco D-4 Pirate :125 hp, compression ratio 5.5:1, dry weight 311 lb〔 ;Menasco D-4-87 Super Pirate :Compression ratio 6:1, dry weight 310 lb〔 ;Menasco M-50 Pirate ;Menasco L-365-1: military designation for the C4-4LA ;Menasco L-365-3: similar to -1 but changes to cylinder heads, lubrication and carburettor 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Menasco Pirate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|