Gnome Lambda


The Gnome 7 Lambda was a French designed, seven-cylinder, air-cooled rotary aero engine that was produced under license in Britain and Germany. Powering several World War I era aircraft types it was claimed to produce from its capacity of although recorded figures are lower.
Just under 1,000 units were produced in Britain, the majority by the Daimler Company of Coventry. A 14-cylinder variant was known as the Gnome 14 Lambda-Lambda.
In Germany Motorenfabrik Oberursel license-built the seven-cylinder engine as the Oberursel U.0 and later copied the 14-cylinder design and designated it as the Oberursel U.III.

Variants

;Gnome 7 Lambda
;Gnome 7 Lambda
;Gnome 14 Double Lambda
;Motorenfabrik Oberursel U.0
;Motorenfabrik Oberursel U.III: :German production of the Gnome 14 Double Lambda

Applications

List from Lumsden
replica on display at the Royal Air Force Museum is fitted with an original Gnome 7 Lambda engine.

Gnome 7 Lambda

An original Gnome 7 Lambda engine is installed in the Sopwith Tabloid replica aircraft on display in the Grahame-White hall of the Royal Air Force Museum London.

Specifications (Gnome 7 Lambda)