Salmson air-cooled aero-engines

After their successful water-cooled radial engines, developed from 1908 to 1918, Salmson changed their focus to air-cooling to reduce weight and increase specific power (power per unit weight). The majority of the engines produced by Salmson were of radial type with a few other arrangements such as the Salmson T6.E. In common with other engines produced by this manufacturer, the air-cooled radial engines featured the unorthodox Canton-Unné internal arrangement that dispensed with a master rod in favour of a cage of epicyclic gears driving the crankpin. Production ended in 1951 with the liquidation of the manufacturing company. ==British Salmson==

The 3,7 and 9 cylinder Salmsons were license-built in Great Britain, during the 1920s and 1930s, by the British Salmson engine company as the British Salmson AD.3, British Salmson AC.7, British Salmson AC.9, and British Salmson AD.9. ==Salmson post-WWI engines==

In common with several other French aero-engine manufacturers Salmson named their engines with the number of cylinders then a series letter in capitals followed by variant letters in lower-case. Engines not included in the 1932 table which follows are listed here: Salmson air-cooled engines available in 1932 are listed here ==Applications==

Nine cylinder engines Seven cylinder engines 7AC • Albert A-61 • Caudron C.191&2 • Caudron C.220 • Caudron C.270 • Dewoitine D.480 • Farman F.234 • Farman F.280 • Farman F.352 • Hanriot H.411 • Kellner-Béchereau 23 • Morane-Saulnier MS.132 • Morane-Saulnier MS.148 • Potez 36/5 Five cylinder engines 5Ap • Jodel D.123 5Aq • Caudron C.109.2 • CFA D.7 Cricri Major 5AC • Caudron C.110 • Caudron C.161 • Jodel D.124 • Potez 36/3 ==Specifications (9 Ab)==