Clerget 7Z

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, 347 examples were built under license in Britain by Gordon Watney & Co Ltd of Weybridge and Gwynnes Limited of Hammersmith.

Applications

• Avro 504
• Beardmore W.B.III
• Bristol S.S.A.
• Caudron G.4
• Mosca-Bystritsky MBbis
• Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8a
• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2
• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.4
• Sopwith Pup
• Weymann W-1

Specifications (Clerget 7Z)

See also

References

Notes

Bibliography

• 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. .