Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 13-Feb-2020

His 3 CV engine (1903) was installed in the Santos Dumont number 9 airship.

Santos-Dumont nr 9
"Santos-Dumont nr 9"

From appendix 6: Builder of airplanes, balloons - airplanes and airships as well as engines. It is Gustav Clement.

Gustav Clement
"Gustav Clement"

-An example of his work is the airship that used two 150 CV Clement (Bayard) engines.

The two engines on the Clement airship
"The two engines on the Clement airship"

-Clement's V-2 engine was used by Santos Dumont in his Nr. 9 airship in 1903.

-It fulfilled two missions, propelling the ship and swelling its envelope.

Clement V2 engine
"Clement V2 engine"

-The engine belonged to the Clement Autocyclette brand's motorcycle, and was converted for its aeronautical use because it was suitable for power and lightness.

-As mentioned in the main text, it gave 3 CV at 1,000 rpm, with a displacement of 0.36 l.

-As we see in the photograph, a wheel drove a belt through a free clutch device.

Engines of CLEMENT

Model: 2 en V, 3CV

Clement V2 engine

"Clement V2 engine"