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).[1]
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Gnome 9 Delta as shown in a 1913 Gnome catalog | |
Type | Rotary aero engine |
Manufacturer | Société des Moteurs Gnome |
First run | c.1909 |
Major applications | Avro 500 Vickers F.B.9 Gunbus |
Variants | Oberursel U.I |
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