Salmson 9 AD explained

The Salmson 9 AD was a family of air-cooled nine cylinder radial aero-engines produced in the 1930s in France by the Société des Moteurs Salmson.

Design and development

The 9 AD followed Salmson practice after the First World War, of being air-cooled and utilising the Canton-Unne epicyclic geared crank-case system. The major attributes of the engine include a bore of 70abbr=onNaNabbr=on and stroke of 86abbr=onNaNabbr=on.

Variants

9 AD:The standard production model with LH rotation direct drive.

9 ADb:

9 ADr:

British Salmson AD.9:Production of the Salmson 9AD in Great Britain by the British Salmson Company at New Malden, Surrey.^[1]

British Salmson A.D.9R srsIII:The A.D.9 with a 0.5:1 reduction gear^[1]

See also

• Salmson air-cooled aero-engines
• Salmson water-cooled aero-engines
• List of aircraft engines

References

• Book: Gunston, Bill. 1986. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens. Wellingborough. 152.
• Book: Lumsden, Alec. 2003. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Airlife Publishing. Marlborough, Wiltshire. 129. 1-85310-294-6.

Notes and References

1. Book: Lumsden, Alec. 2003. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Airlife Publishing. Marlborough, Wiltshire. 129. 1-85310-294-6.