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The Farman 12We was a French 12-cylinder broad arrow configuration aircraft engine that was designed and built by Farman in the early 1920s. Power output was 370  kilowatts (500 hp).

Design and development

The Farman company developed and produced aero engines from 1915; the 12We was the company's most produced engine. Following the cylinder layout of the Napier Lion this engine featured three banks of four cylinders and employed water cooling.[1]

The 12We was first flown in a Farman F.60 Goliath in October 1922 and later set a distance record powering a Farman F.62 in 1924, the engine ran continuously for 38 hours.[2]

Variants

12Wers
with 0.5:1 reduction gear and KP24 supercharger.

Applications

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Farman F.60 Goliath in 1929

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Engines on display

Preserved Farman 12We engines are on static display at the following museums:

Specifications)

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Right side view of the 12 We engine on display at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim

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See also

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References

Notes

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Bibliography

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  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. Шаблон:ISBN

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External links

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  1. Gunston 1989, p. 56.
  2. Gunston 1989, p. 57.
  3. www.deutsches-museum.de - Piston engine collection Шаблон:Webarchive Retrieved: 5 August 2014
  4. www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl - Farman 12WE exhibit Retrieved: 5 August 2014