The Franklin O-500 (company designation 6AL-500 and 6A8-215) was an American air-cooled aircraft engine that first ran in the mid-1940s. The engine was of six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed layout and displaced . The power output was .
Variants 6AL-500(alternative designation) at 2,500 rpm, with crankcase/prop-shaft extension for pusher installation. 6A8-215-B8F at 2,500 rpm, with crankcase/prop-shaft extension for pusher installation. 6A8-215-B9Fsame as B8F but with different ignition components.
Applications Convair 106 Skycoach Piaggio P.136 Republic RC-3 Seabee Waco Aristocraft
Specifications (6AL-500 / 6AB-215-B8F)
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