Clerget 9B
The Clerget 9B is a nine-cylinder rotary aircraft engine of the World War I era designed by Pierre Clerget. Manufactured in both France and Great Britain, it was used on such aircraft as the Sopwith Camel. The Clerget 9Bf was an increased stroke version.
Variants
;Clerget 9B130 hp. 1,300 produced by Ruston Proctor & Co Ltd of Lincoln
;Clerget 9Bf
140 hp. Extended stroke 172 mm version, increasing capacity to 17.5 L. 1,750 produced by Gwynnes Limited and 600 produced by Ruston Proctor.
Applications
Clerget 9B
- Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10
- Avro 504
- Avro 531
- Bristol M.1
- Cierva C.6
- Cierva C.8
- Fairey Hamble Baby
- FBA Type C
- Nieuport 12
- Nieuport 17bis
- Sopwith Baby
- Sopwith Camel
- Sopwith Scooter
- Sopwith Triplane
- Sopwith 1½ Strutter
Clerget 9Bf
- Sopwith Camel
Engines on display
- A preserved Clerget 9B engine is on public display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton.
- A Clerget 9Bf engine is on display at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
- A Clerget 9B is on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona.
Operational (Airworthy) Rotary Engines