Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 12-Dec-2018

GIBSON (William W.)

(Canada)


GIBSON (William W.) engine specifications

From Appendix 6: William W. Gibson was a Scottish emigrant who has the honor of having built Canada's first aviation engine.

-It was a four-stroke, four-cylinder engine of his own design around the year 1905. In fact, its operation was not very satisfactory.

William W. Gibson at the controls
“William W. Gibson at the controls”

-The second engine was totally different. It was a two-stroke, 6-cylinder inline engine, with three carburetors.

El Gibson de 6 cilindros
“The 6-cylinder Gibson”

-The installation of this engine on board was very curious: in front a pull propeller and at the rear a pusher of smaller pitch and with a reduction of 1: 2 rotating in the opposite direction of the other propeller.

-It was an air-cooled, 6-cylinder, inline engine with tree carburetors.

Vista de un Gibson de aviación
“Gibson aviation engine” (PiP)

Engines of GIBSON (William W.)

Model: 4 cyl. inline, air

Arquitecture: 4-cylinder In-line
Cooling: Air
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Model: 6 cyl. inline, air

Arquitecture: 6-cylinder In-line
Cooling: Air
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The 6-cylinder Gibson

"The 6-cylinder Gibson"