Curtiss OXX-6, V-8 Engine

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Curtiss OXX-6, V-8 Engine

Type: Reciprocating, 8 cylinders, V-type, water cooled Power rating: 75 kW (100 hp) at 1,400 rpm Displacement: 9.3 L (567 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 108 mm (4.3 in.) x 127 mm (5 in.) Weight: 181.9 kg (401 lb)

Created by

Dane Penland

Date Created

09/12/2013

Source

Photo by Dane Penland, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM 2014-02305).

Keywords

Aviation; Engines; People; Piston; Propulsion; World War I

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