Lawrance L-3

L-3/L-4

Lawrance L-3 aircraft engine on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Type	Piston aero engine
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Lawrance Aero Engine Company
Designed by	Charles Lawrance?
Major applications	Naval Aircraft Factory SA Loening M-2

The Lawrance L-3 and L-4 were early aircraft piston engines with three radial cylinders, designed and built by the Lawrance Aero Engine Company in the early 1920s. The L-3 / L-4 series was marketed by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation as the Wright Gale after the acquisition of the Lawrance Aero Engine Company.

Specifications

General characteristics

Type: 3-cylinder, air-cooled radial piston aircraft engine
Bore: 4.25 in (108.0 mm)
Stroke: 5.25 in (133.4 mm)
Displacement: 223.4 cubic inches (3.7 l)
Length: 24 inches (610 mm)
Diameter: 39.0 inches (991 mm)
Dry weight: 147 pounds (66.7 kg)

Components

Cooling system: air-cooled

Performance

Power output: 65 horsepower (48 kW) at 2000 rpm

References

This article contains material that originally came from the placard at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, with dimensional error corrected (radius reported as diameter).

External links

"Lawrance L-3 Radial Engine". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 1 January 2011.

Wright Aeronautical and Lawrance Aero Engine Company aircraft engines

Wright inline engines

E
Gypsy
T-1
T-2
T-3 (V-1950)
T-4
V-720
IV-1460
IV-1560

Lawrance radials

Wright radials

Whirlwind	R-540 R-760 R-790 R-975 R-1510 R-1670

Cyclone	R-1300 R-1750 R-1820 R-2600 R-3350 R-4090

Others	R-1200 R-2160

Wright turbojets

Wright turboprops/turboshafts

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