Gnome Delta

Delta
Gnome 9 Delta as shown in a 1913 Gnome catalog
TypeRotary aero engine
ManufacturerSociété des Moteurs Gnome
First runc. 1909
Major applicationsAvro 500
Vickers F.B.9 Gunbus
VariantsOberursel U.I

The Gnome 9 Delta was a French designed, nine-cylinder, air-cooled rotary aero engine that was produced under license in Britain. Powering several World War I era aircraft types it produced 100 hp (75 kW) from its capacity of 16 litres (980 cu in).

Variants

Delta
The baseline 9-cylinder 100 hp (75 kW) rotary engine.
Delta-Delta
An 18-cylinder 200 hp (150 kW) two-row rotary engine - Two Deltas on a common crankshaft.

Applications

List from Lumsden

Engines on display

Specifications (9 Delta)

Gnome 18 Delta-Delta from the 1913 Gnome catalog

Data from Lumsden.

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 Lumsden, Alec S.C. (1994). British piston aero-engines and their aircraft (1. publ. in the UK. ed.). Shrewsbury: Airlife Publ. p. 152. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
  2. ↑ Hauet, André (2001). Les Avions Caudrons. Vol. 1. Outreau: Lela Presse. p. 55. ISBN 2 914017-08-1.
  3. ↑ "Dreadnought 1". www.century-of-flight.freeola.com. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  4. ↑ Moteurs Gnome (PDF) (in French). Paris: Société des Moteurs Gnome. October 1913. pp. 15–18. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Angle, Glenn D. (1921). Airplane Engine Encyclopedia. Dayton, Ohio: THE OTTERBEIN PRESS. p. 212.