Curtiss OX-5
Curtiss manufactured more than 10,000 OX-5 V-8s during World War I, mostly for Curtiss JN-4 Jenny military trainers. After the war, the U.S. government sold thousands of surplus OX-5s and Jennys to the public at a fraction of their original cost. The availability of a well-proven, inexpensive engine in such quantity was a mixed blessing. It enabled many people of modest means to fly, but manufacturers of more modern power plants suffered.
The OX-5 was a mainstay for barnstormers, private pilots, and aircraft designers in the United States in the 1920s and '30s. Besides the Jenny, the OX-5 also powered many new civil aircraft manufactured by Alexander, Curtiss, Fairchild, Laird, Travel Air, Waco, and others. This OX-5 was removed from a Curtiss JN-4D that suffered a landing accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, about 1921.
Gift of Wesley Tallent.
Date: 1910
Country of Origin: United States of America
Dimensions:
Length 144.1 cm (56.75 in.), Width 75.6 cm (29.75 in.), Height 93.3 cm (36.75 in.)
Physical Description:
Type: V-type, 8 cylinders, liquid cooled
Power rating: 67 kW (90 hp) at 1,200 rpm
Displacement: 8.3 L (503 cu in)
Weight: 177 kg (390 lb)
Manufacturer: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co., Garden City, N.Y.
Water pump housing broken; complete.
