The Salmson 9 AD was a family of air-cooled nine cylinder
radial aero-engines produced in the 1930s in
France
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by the
Société des Moteurs Salmson.
Design and development
The 9 AD followed Salmson practice after the
First World War
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, of being air-cooled and utilising the
Canton-Unne epicyclic geared crank-case system. The major attributes of the engine include a bore of and stroke of .
Variants
;9 AD:The standard production model with LH rotation direct drive.
;9 ADb:
;9 ADr:
;British Salmson AD.9:Production of the Salmson 9AD in
Great Britain
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by the
British Salmson Company at
New Malden, Surrey
New Malden is an area in South West London, England. It is located mainly within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Merton, and is from Charing Cross. Neighbouring localities include Kingston, Norbiton, Raynes ...
.
;British Salmson A.D.9R srsIII:The A.D.9 with a 0.5:1 reduction gear
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Applications
Specifications (9 AD)
See also
* Salmson air-cooled aero-engines
* Salmson water-cooled aero-engines
*List of aircraft engines
This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by manufacturer.
0–9 2si
*2si 215
*2si 230
* 2si 430
* 2si 460
*2si 500
* 2si 540
* 2si 690
3W
''Source: RMV''
*3W 106iB2
*3W-110
*3W-112
*3W-170
*3W-210
*3W-220
A
Abadal (Fr ...
Notes
References
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Salmson aircraft engines
1920s aircraft piston engines
1930s aircraft piston engines
1940s aircraft piston engines
Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines