Jacobs_R-755 Knowpia

R-755 / L-4
	Jacobs R-755 installed in a Boeing-Stearman Model 75
Type	Radial engine
Manufacturer	Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company
First run	1933

The Jacobs R-755 (company designation L-4) is a seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft manufactured in the United States by the Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company.^[1]

Design and development edit

The R-755 was first run in 1933 and was still in production in the 1970s. With a bore and stroke of 5.25 in × 5 in (133 mm × 127 mm) the displacement was 757 cu in (12.4 L), power ranged from 200 hp to 350 hp (150 kW - 260 kW). The engine features steel cylinders with aluminum-alloy cylinder heads. An R-755E variant was developed for use in helicopters.

Variants edit

R-755A1: The base-line direct drive production version.^[2]
R-755A2: 300 hp variant.
R-755A3: Similar to A1 but with Scintilla magnetoes.
R-755B1: De-rated version of the R-755A to drive a fixed pitch airscrew.^[2]
R-755B2: De-rated version of the R-755A to drive a variable or controllable pitch airscrew.^[2]
R-755E: Up-rated engine with reduction gearing.^[2]
R-755EH: Developed to power the Jacobs Type 104 Gyrodyne.^[2]

Applications edit

Anahuac Tauro
Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing (B17L, C17L, E17L)
Boeing-Stearman PT-18 Kaydet
Cessna AT-17 Bobcat
Cessna 195
Funk F-23
Grumman G-164 Ag Cat
Kellett KD-1
Lascurain Aura
Morane-Saulnier MS.505 Criquet
Waco F series (YMF, YPF)
Waco Custom Cabin series (YOC, YQC)
Waco Standard Cabin series (YKC, YKC-S, YKS-6)
Waco PG-3 (twin-engined powered version of Waco CG-15 glider, prototype only)

Engines on display edit

A preserved Jacobs R-755 is on display at the Arkansas Air Museum.^[3]
A Jacobs R-755 is on public display at the Aerospace Museum of California
A preserved Jacobs R-755 is on display at Super T Aviation Academy in Medicine Hat, Canada.
A restored Jacobs R-755A is on display at the House of Whitley.

Specifications (R-755-A1) edit

Data from Jane's fighting aircraft of World War II,^[4] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938^[5]

General characteristics

Type: 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Bore: 5.25 in (133 mm)
Stroke: 5 in (130 mm)
Displacement: 757 cu in (12.4 L)
Length: 37 in (940 mm) overall
Diameter: 43.5 in (1,100 mm)
Dry weight: 505 lb (229 kg)

Components

Valvetrain: 2 valves per cylinder, pushrod-actuated, sodium-cooled exhaust valves
Fuel system: Single Stromberg NA-R7A carburetor
Fuel type: 73 octane
Oil system: One pressure pump, two scavenge pumps
Cooling system: Air-cooled
Reduction gear: Direct drive, right hand tractor

Performance

Power output: 225 hp (168 kW) at 2,000 rpm at sea level
Specific power: 0.32 hp/cu-in (14.8 kW/L)
Power-to-weight ratio: 0.48 hp/lb (0.8 kW/kg)

References edit

^ Gunston, Bill (1989). World encyclopaedia of aero engines (Fully rev. 2nd ed.). Wellingborough: P. Stephens. p. 85. ISBN 1-85260-163-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1955-56. London: Jane's all the World's Aircraft Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 305.
^ Arkansas Air Museum - Jacobs R-755 Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 31 January 2009
^ Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1989). Jane's fighting aircraft of World War II (1995 ed.). New York: Military Press. p. 305. ISBN 0-517-67964-7.
^ Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1938). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 86d–87d.