Four-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted aero-engine series
TheMenasco Pirate series are four-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted aero-engines, built by theMenasco Motors Company ofBurbank, California , for use in light general and sport aircraft during the 1930s and 1940s.[ 1] S suffix added to their designation to show supercharging.[ 2]
Menasco A-4 Pirate (also listed as Menasco 4A) 90 hp.[ 3] Menasco B-4 Pirate 95 hp.[ 3] Menasco C-4 Pirate (Military designation L-365) 125 hp.[ 3] [ 4] Menasco Pirate C-4S Super-charged 150 hp.[ 3] Menasco D-4 Pirate 125 hp, compression ratio 5.5:1, dry weight 311 lb[ 4] Menasco D-4-87 Super Pirate 134 hp, Compression ratio 6:1, dry weight 310 lb[ 4] Menasco L-365-1 military designation for the C4-4LA[citation needed Menasco L-365-3 similar to -1 but changes to cylinder heads, lubrication and carburettor[citation needed [ edit ]
General characteristics Type: 4-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted engineBore :Stroke :Displacement :Length: 47.5 in (1,206 mm)Width: 17.7 in (449 mm)Height: 28.5 in (724 mm)Dry weight :
Components Valvetrain :Fuel system: 1 Stromberg CarburetorFuel type: 73 octaneCooling system: Air
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Related lists
^ "Menasco Pirate" . www.bombercommandmuseum.ca. 2011. Archived fromthe original on March 24, 2012. RetrievedMay 26, 2011 .^ Parker, Dana T.Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II, pp. 122–24, Cypress, CA, 2013. ^a b c d Herschel, Smith. (1986).A History of Aircraft Piston Engines . Sunflower University Press.ISBN 0-07-058472-9 ^a b c "Menasco Pirate" (PDF) . rgl.faa.gov. RetrievedMay 26, 2011 .Gunston, Bill (1986).World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines . Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 115.
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