Menasco Buccaneer

Menasco Buccaneer
Buccaneer
Type
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Menasco

The Menasco Buccaneer was a series of popular six-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted, aero-engines, that were manufactured by Menasco for light general aviation and sport aircraft during the 1930s and 1940s.

The six-cylinder Menasco engines had the name Buccaneer, while the four-cylinder engines had the name Pirate. The Menasco engines came in both supercharged and normally aspirated models. The supercharged models, with the S suffix added to their designation, had superior performance at higher altitudes with a relatively small increase in dimensions and weight.

Variants

Menasco A6 Buccaneer
Menasco B6 Buccaneer
Menasco C6 Buccaneer
Menasco C6S Super Buccaneer
Menasco D6 Super Buccaneer

Specifications (Menasco B6 Buccaneer)

General characteristics

  • Type: 6-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted engine
  • Bore: 4.5 in (114 mm)
  • Stroke: 5.125 in (130 mm)
  • Displacement: 489 cuin (8 L)
  • Length: 59.4 in (1,508mm)
  • Width: 11.8 in (300 mm)
  • Height: 28.3 in (719 mm)
  • Dry weight: 398 lb (180.5kg)

Components

  • Valvetrain: 1 inlet and 1 exhaust valve per cylinder
  • Fuel system: 1 Stromberg Carburetor
  • Fuel type: 73 octane
  • Cooling system: Air

Performance

Specifications (Menasco B6S Buccaneer)

General characteristics

  • Type: 6-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted engine
  • Bore: 4.5 in (114 mm)
  • Stroke: 5.125 in (130 mm)
  • Displacement: 489 cu in (8 L)
  • Length: 60.125 in (1,527 mm)
  • Width: 15 in (381 mm)
  • Height: 28.3 in (719 mm)
  • Dry weight: 423 lb (192 kg)

Components

  • Valvetrain: 1 inlet and 1 exhaust valve per cylinder
  • Fuel system: 1 Stromberg Carburetor
  • Fuel type: 73 octane
  • Cooling system: Air

Performance

See also

Comparable engines
Related lists

References

  • Engine Data Sheets
  • Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. pp. 115. 

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