Hispano-Suiza_12X
"12X" redirects here. For the prototype electric locomotive, see AEG 12X.
The Hispano-Suiza 12X was an aircraft piston engine designed in France by Hispano-Suiza during the early 1930s. A 12-cylinder Vee, liquid-cooled design, the 12X was used on several aircraft types, some of them being used in limited numbers during World War II. Due to the 12X's limited power output, its derivative the more powerful Hispano-Suiza 12Y had a longer career.
Quick Facts 12X, Type ...
| 12X | |
|---|---|
| Hispano-Suiza 12Xbrs at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków. | |
| Type | V-12 piston aero engine |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Hispano-Suiza |
| Major applications | |
| Developed into | Hispano-Suiza 12Y |
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Tabulated data from: Lage, 2004[1]
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| Model | Year | Compression | Power (hp) | @ r.p.m. | T-O power (hp) | Output reduction | Supercharger optimum altitude (m) | Weight (kg) | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Xbr (500 hp) | 1932 | 6.4 | 610 | 2,200 | 610 | 1.5 | 0 | 355 | Unsupercharged. Rated power (500 hp) less than nominal 610 hp | |
| 12Xbrs (500 hp) | 1932 | 5.8 | 650 | 2,650 | 600 | 1.5 | 4,000 | 370 | Rated power (500 hp) less than nominal 650 hp | |
| 12Xbrg (500 hp) | 1932 | 5.8 | 715 | 2,650 | 670 | 1.5 | 2,000 | 370 | Rated power (500 hp) less than nominal 650 hp | |
| 12Xbr (600 hp) | 1934 | 6.4 | 600 | 2,200 | 630 | 1.5 | 355 | For this and all later entries in both tables, Rated power = Nominal power = Power | ||
| 12Xbrs (690 hp) | 1934 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 660 | 1.5 | 4,500 | 370 | ||
| 12Xbrs1 (720 hp) | 1934 | 5.8 | 720 | 2,600 | 704 | 1.5 | 2,750 | 370 | ||
| 12Xdrs | 1935 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 670 | 1.5 | 4,000 | 370 | Left handed | |
| 12Xfrs | 1935 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 670 | 1.5 | 4,000 | 370 | Right handed | |
| 12Xgrs | 1935 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 670 | 1.5 | 4,000 | 370 | Hamilton propeller, right handed | |
| 12Xgrs1 | 1937 | 5.8 | 720 | 2,600 | 1.5 | 2,100 | 370 | Hamilton propeller, right handed | ||
| 12Xhrs | 1935 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 670 | 1.5 | 4,000 | 370 | Hamilton propeller, left handed | |
| 12Xhrs1 | 1937 | 5.8 | 720 | 2,600 | 1.5 | 2,100 | 370 | Hamilton propeller, left handed | ||
| 12Xirs | 1935 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 670 | 1.5 | 4,000 | 370 | Flat flange propeller, left handed | |
| 12Xjrs | 1935 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 670 | 1.5 | 4,000 | 370 | Flat flange propeller, right handed |
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More information Model, Year ...
| Model | Year | Compression | Power (hp) | @ r.p.m. | T-O power (hp) | Output reduction | Supercharger optimum altitude (m) | Weight (kg) | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Xcrs (690 hp) | 1934 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 660 | 1.5 | 4,500 | 380 | ||
| 12Xers | 1934 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 660 | 1.5 | 4,500 | 380 | Variable-pitch propeller | |
| 12Xirs | 1937 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 660 | 1.5 | 3,900 | 385 | Left handed | |
| 12Xjrs | 1937 | 5.8 | 690 | 2,600 | 660 | 1.5 | 3,900 | 385 | Right handed | |
| 12Xirs1 | 1937 | 5.8 | 720 | 2,600 | 738 | 1.5 | 2,100 | 385 | Left handed | |
| 12Xjrs1 | 1937 | 5.8 | 720 | 2,600 | 738 | 1.5 | 2,100 | 385 | Right handed | |
| 12X 13 | 1937 | 690 | 2,600 | 738 | 1.5 | 3,900 | 371 |
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- Hispano-Suiza 12Xrs
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Type: Twelve-cylinder supercharged liquid-cooled 60° Vee piston engine
- Bore: 130 mm (5.12 in)
- Stroke: 170 mm (6.69 in)
- Displacement: 27 L (1,648 in³)
- Length: 1,577 mm (62.09 in)
- Width: 726 mm (28.58 in)
- Height: 904 mm (35.59 in)
- Dry weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
Components
- Valvetrain: Overhead camshaft with two valves per cylinder
- Supercharger: Single-speed centrifugal type supercharger, 10:1 reduction
- Fuel system: Six Solex carburetors
- Fuel type: 85 octane rating gasoline
- Cooling system: Liquid-cooled
- Reduction gear: Spur, 2:3
Performance
- Power output:
- 486 kW (651 hp) at 2,600 rpm for takeoff
- 508 kW (681 hp) at 2,600 rpm at 4,500 m (14,765 ft)
- Specific power: 18.81 kW/L (0.41 hp/in³)
- Compression ratio: 5.8:1
- Specific fuel consumption: 328 g/(kW•h) (0.54 lb/(hp•h))
- Oil consumption: 11 g/(kW•h) (0.28 oz/(hp•h))
- Power-to-weight ratio: 1.34 kW/kg (0.81 hp/lb)
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- Lage, 2004, p.486-7
- Tsygulev (1939). Aviacionnye motory voennykh vozdushnykh sil inostrannykh gosudarstv (Авиационные моторы военных воздушных сил иностранных государств). Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe voennoe izdatelstvo Narkomata Oborony Soyuza SSR. Archived from the original on 2009-03-24.
- Danel, Raymond and Cuny, Jean. L'aviation française de bombardement et de renseignement 1918-1940 Docavia n°12, Editions Larivière
- Lage, Manual (2004). Hispano Suiza in Aeronautics. Warrendale, USA: SAE International. pp. 486–7. ISBN 0-7680-0997-9.