Clerget 7Z Explained
The Clerget 7Z was a seven-cylinder rotary aircraft engine of the World War I era designed by Pierre Clerget. First appearing in 1913 it was nominally rated at 80 horsepower (60 kW). In addition to the 600 engines built in France by Clerget-Blin,[1] 347 examples were built under license in Britain by Gordon Watney & Co Ltd of Weybridge and Gwynnes Limited of Hammersmith.[2]
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Bibliography
- Book: Grey, C.G.. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919. 1969. David & Charles (Publishing) Limited. 978-0-7153-4647-1. 1b to 145b. Facsimile.
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .
Notes and References
- Web site: Hartmann. Gerard . 2003 . La société des moteurs Clerget. The Clerget Motor Company. FR . 11 September 2024.
- Lumsden 2003, p. 133.