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LOT 27

A CONTINENTAL R-670 SEVEN CYLINDER FOUR-CYCLE RADIAL AIRCRAFT ENGINE,

Sold for US$9,825 inc. premium
Lot 27

Property from the Collection of Don C. Boulton

A CONTINENTAL R-670 SEVEN CYLINDER FOUR-CYCLE RADIAL AIRCRAFT ENGINE,

A CONTINENTAL R-670 SEVEN CYLINDER FOUR-CYCLE RADIAL AIRCRAFT ENGINE,

number 27500/1183, display mounted on wheeled stand fitted with 6 gauges, the engine mounted with Hartzell two bladed wooden propeller, design number 8611D 57, 2200mm diameter.

The first Continental R-670 engine was run in 1934, with a 668 cubic inches (11 litres) displacement and a dry weight of 465 lbs. Horsepower varied from 210 to 240 at 2,200rpm. The R-670 engine was widely used in the PT-17 Stearman primary training aircraft of the U.S. Military.

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