The Franklin O-540 (company designation 8AC) was an American air-cooled aircraft engine that first ran in the early-1940s. The engine was of eight-cylinder, horizontally-opposed layout and displaced . The power output was nominally .
Variants
8ACG-538 (XO-540-1):Geared propeller drive at 0.632:1, at 3,200 rpm
8ACSA-538 (XO-540-7):Supercharged,
8ACGSA-538 (XO-540-3/O-540-5): Supercharged and geared, at 3,200 rpm
Applications
Specifications (8ACG-538/XO-540-1)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. (1986) World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens: Wellingborough. p. 57