Farman 12We

12We
Farman 12We on display at Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim
Type	Piston aero engine
Manufacturer	Farman Aviation Works
First run	October 1922 (First flight)
Major applications	Farman F.60 Goliath

The Farman 12We was a French 12-cylinder broad arrow configuration aircraft engine that was designed and built by Farman in the early 1920s. Power output was 370  kilowatts (500 hp).

The Farman company developed and produced aero engines from 1915; the 12We was the company's most produced engine. Following the cylinder layout of the Napier Lion this engine featured three banks of four cylinders and employed water cooling.

The 12We was first flown in a Farman F.60 Goliath in October 1922 and later set a distance record powering a Farman F.62 in 1924, the engine ran continuously for 38 hours.

Preserved Farman 12We engines are on static display at the following museums:

Data from Gunston.

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