The Farman 12We was a French 12-cylinder broad arrow configuration aircraft engine that was designed and built by Farman in the early 1920s. Power output was 370 kilowatts (500 hp).
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Farman 12We on display at Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim | |
Type | Piston aero engine |
Manufacturer | Farman Aviation Works |
First run | October 1922 (First flight) |
Major applications | Farman F.60 Goliath |
The Farman company developed and produced aero engines from 1915; the 12We was the company's most produced engine. Following the cylinder layout of the Napier Lion this engine featured three banks of four cylinders and employed water cooling.[1]
The 12We was first flown in a Farman F.60 Goliath in October 1922 and later set a distance record powering a Farman F.62 in 1924, the engine ran continuously for 38 hours.[2]
Preserved Farman 12We engines are on static display at the following museums:
Data from Gunston.[1]
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