The Salmson B.9 was a French designed, nine-cylinder, water-cooled radial aero engine that was produced under license in Britain. The engine was produced between August 1914 and December 1918. The French version was designated 9B with a slightly increased capacity variant known as the R.9 or 9R.Lumsden 2003, p. 225. A further variant known as the M.9 or 9M unusually drove the propeller through a 90-degree gear train.Lumsden 2003, p. 226.
Variants Salmson B.9 (Salmson 9B) 140 horsepower (104 kW) Salmson M.9 (Salmson 9M) 120 horsepower (89 kW), 90-degree propeller drive Salmson R.9 (Salmson 9R) 160 horsepower (119 kW, increased bore to 140 mm.
Applications Salmson B.9 Farman F.27 Short Admiralty Type 135 Short Type C Short 830 Voisin LA.S Salmson M.9 Blackburn Type L Breguet U2 Voisin LA Salmson R.9 Farman F.27
Engines on display A watercooled, nine-cylinder Salmson engine is on public display at the London Science Museum.
Specifications (B.9)
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Bibliography
Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .