Salmson B.9

Salmson

Industry	Aero engine manufacturing
Founded	1914
Headquarters	France / United Kingdom
Products	Aircraft engines (Salmson B.9, M.9, R.9 variants)

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The Salmson B.9 was an aero engine featuring nine cylinders arranged radially and cooled by water, originally designed in France and manufactured under license in the United Kingdom between August 1914 and December 1918. The original French model was known as the 9B, while a higher displacement version was identified as the R.9 or 9R. Additionally, the M.9 or 9M variant incorporated an innovative 90-degree geared drive to power the propeller.

Variants

Salmson B.9 (Salmson 9B)

Developed to produce 140 horsepower (104 kW)

Salmson M.9 (Salmson 9M)

Delivered 120 horsepower (89 kW) and featured a propeller drive with a 90-degree gear arrangement

Salmson R.9 (Salmson 9R)

Output of 160 horsepower (119 kW) achieved by increasing the cylinder bore to 140 mm

Applications

Salmson B.9

• Farman F.27
• Short Admiralty Type 135
• Short Type C
• Short 830
• Voisin LA.S

Salmson M.9

• Blackburn Type L
• Breguet U2
• Voisin LA

Salmson R.9

• Farman F.27

Engines on display

• A water-cooled nine-cylinder Salmson engine is part of the collection at the London Science Museum.

Bibliography

• Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .