Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 25-Jul-2016

CHARRON-GIRARDOT et VOIGT

(France)


CHARRON-GIRARDOT et VOIGT engine specifications

In 1904,  in his airship no 7,  Alberto Santos Dumont had installed a Buchet engine, which he replaced by a 4-cylinder Charron-Girardot et Voigt engine that gave 60 CV.

Dumont no 7 airship
"Dumont no 7 airship"

Charron, Girardot et Voigt 4-cylinder engine
"Charron, Girardot et Voigt 4-cylinder engine"

Charron, Girardot et Voigt side view
"Charron, Girardot et Voigt side view"

-On the number 6 from 1902 he used a small 12 CV Buchet engine. For the similar number 7 a 16/20 CV, four-cylinder Charron-Girardot et Voigt was installed.

Engines of CHARRON-GIRARDOT et VOIGT

Model: 4 cils., 60 HP

Charron-Girardot et Voigt engine side view

"Charron-Girardot et Voigt engine side view"