A Menasco-Salmson B-2, running on a test stand.
Type
Developed from	Salmson Z9

The B-2 was a conversion of Salmson Z9 water-cooled aircraft engines to air cooling by Albert Menasco in the United States.

Applications

• Timm Aircoach

Specifications (B-2)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928^[1]

General characteristics

• Type: 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
• Bore: 4.92 in (125 mm)
• Stroke: 6.69 in (170 mm)
• Displacement: 1,144.8 cu in (18.760 L)
• Length: 38.5 in (980 mm)
• Diameter: 49.125 in (1,247.8 mm)
• Dry weight: 540 lb (240 kg)

Components

• Fuel system: one Zenith carburetor feeding mixture to cylinders via an annular plenum and radial pipes
• Fuel type: Aviation gasolene
• Oil system: worm driven double-plunger oil pump for pressure and scavenge
• Cooling system: water-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 250 hp (190 kW) at 1,500 rpm maximum continuus; 290 hp (220 kW) at 1,750 rpm maximum
• Fuel consumption: 12 gal/h (10.0 imp gal/h; 45 L/h) at 1,500 rpm
• Oil consumption: 0.25 gal/h (0.21 imp gal/h; 0.95 L/h)