Curtiss R-600

R-600 Challenger

Preserved R-600 engine
Type	Radial engine
Manufacturer	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
First run	1920's

The Curtiss R-600 Challenger was an unusual six-cylinder, double-row, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use built in the United States in the late 1920s. It developed 180 hp (134 kW) at 2,000 rpm.

Applications

ANBO VI
Curtiss Robin
Rearwin 2000

Specifications (R-600)

Data from

General characteristics

Type: Six-cylinder, double-row, radial engine
Bore: 5.125 in (130.2 mm)
Stroke: 4.875 in (123.8 mm)
Displacement: 603.4 cu in (9.89 L)
Diameter: 42.625in (1082.7 mm)
Dry weight: 420lb (190.5 kg)

Components

Cooling system: Air-cooled

Performance

Power output: 180 hp (134 kW) at 2,000 rpm

References

External links

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Curtiss aircraft engines

Piston engines	A-2 B-8 C-6 Challenger D-12 H-1640 K-12 Model K OX-5 OXX R-600 V-1570 V-2

United States military piston aircraft engine designation system

H (four-bank H-configuration inline)	H-1640 XH-2240 H-2470 XH-2600 XH-3130 XH-3730 H-4070

I (inverted-V inline)	IV-1430 IV-2040 IV-2220

L (single-bank inline)	L-330 L-365 L-375 L-390 L-410 L-440 L-510 L-825

O (opposed)	O-15 O-40 O-45 O-90 O-100 O-145 O-150 O-170 O-175 O-180 O-190 O-200 (C) O-200 (F) O-205 O-235 O-290 O-300 O-335 O-360 (C) O-360 (L) O-405 O-425 O-435 O-470 O-480 O-520 O-540 (F) O-540 (L) O-550 O-580 O-805 O-1230

R (radial)	R-250 R-265 R-270 R-370 (LB) R-370 (K) R-420 R-440 R-500 R-540 (W) R-540 (K) R-545 R-550 R-600 R-670 R-680 R-720 R-755 R-760 R-790 R-830 R-915 R-975 DR-980 R-985 R-1044 R-1300 R-1340 R-1454 R-1510 R-1535 R-1640 R-1670 R-1690 R-1750 R-1820 R-1830 R-1860 R-2000 R-2060 R-2160 R-2180 R-2600 R-2800 R-3350 R-4090 R-4360 XR-7755

V (upright-V inline)	V-720 V-770 V-1150 V-1237 V-1400 V-1410 V-1440 V-1460 V-1510 V-1560 V-1570 V-1650 (L) V-1650 (P) V-1710 V-1950 V-3420

W (three-bank W-configuration inline)	W-2779

See also: X-1800 US military gas turbine aeroengines Piston engine configurations

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