Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 17-Mar-2020

LAWRANCE - MOULTON

(France / USA)


LAWRANCE - MOULTON engine specifications

As stated in the Lawrance chapter, the first Type A Lawrance was made in France, in 1913, with eight water-cooled V-cylinders. It was exhibited at the international Paris Air Show.

Lawrance type A
“Tipo A”

Lawrance-Moulton Type B
“Tipo B”

-The Type B engine was built by Charles Lawrance in the United States, in the year 1916. It gave 200 hp at 1,800 rpm. It was geared and had braced exhaust manifolds. It displaced 921.52 cu. in. weighing 916 lb. It had two Zenith carburetors and Dixie magnetos.

From Appendix 9: Before leaving for the USA, Lawrance made a couple of models in France in collaboration with Moulton. See main text.

-We have discovered a photo of an engine installed in a covered structure.

Engine in metal structure
“Engine in metal structure”

Engines of LAWRANCE - MOULTON

Model: Type A

Arquitecture: 8-cylinder V-Engine
Cooling: Liquid
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power:
Weight:

Other details:
Lawrance-Moulton Type A

"Lawrance-Moulton Type A"

Model: Type B

Arquitecture: 8-cylinder V-Engine
Cooling: Liquid
Total Displacement: 921.52 cu. in.
Bore / Stroke:
Power:
Weight: 916 Lb

Other details:
Lawrance-Moulton Type B

"Lawrance-Moulton Type B"