Junkers L5

__NOTOC__The Junkers L5 was a six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline aircraft engine built in Germany during the 1920s. First run in 1925, it was a development of the Junkers L2, in turn a licenced development of the BMW IV.

pecifications (Jumo L5G)

pistonspecs

type=6 cylinder liquid cooled inline
bore=160 mm (6.30in)
stroke=190 mm (7.48 in)
displacement=(1398.1 cu in)
length=1,780 mm (70.86 in)
diameter=

width=650 mm (25.59 in)
height=1,215 mm (47.84 in)
weight=342 kg (754.1 lb)
valvetrain=
supercharger=
turbocharger=
fuelsystem=
fueltype=80 octane
oilsystem=
coolingsystem=liquid
power=260 kW (350 hp)
specpower=
compression=5.50:1
fuelcon=
specfuelcon=
oilcon=
power/weight=2.01 lb/hp @ cruise speed

Applications

* Albatros L 73
* Albatros L 75
* Focke-Wulf A 32
* Heinkel HD 42
* Heinkel He 50
* Junkers F 13
* Junkers A 20
* Junkers A 35
* Junkers G 23
* Junkers G 24
* Junkers K 30
* Junkers G 31
* Junkers W 33
* Messerschmitt M24
* Rohrbach Ro.VIII

References

* [http://www.geocities.com/hjunkers/ju_l5_a1.htm The Hugo Junkers Homepage]
* http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Duxford/germaer1.htm