Antoinette 8V
V8 piston aircraft engine
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The Antoinette 8V was an early French eight-cylinder, liquid-cooled, V engine, the first series production gasoline-fueled manifold injection engine with spark plug ignition of any kind. It was typically rated at 37 kW (50 hp).
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| Antoinette 8V exhibited at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza, Milan | |
| Type | V8 aero engine |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Antoinette |
| Designer | |
| First run | end of 1902[1] |
The engine was designed in 1902 by Léon Levavasseur with financial backing by Jules Gastambide, named after Gastambide's daughter. On 28 August 1902, Levavasseur applied for a secret patent which became public on 28 August 1903 and was granted French patent no 399,068 on 30 September 1904.
From 1904 through 1906, Levavasseur’s engines powered a number of motorboats that achieved various distance speed records. They were built as V16 or V24, too.
The V8 was used on a number of early French aircraft, including Alberto Santos Dumont's 14 Bis of 1906 and the Antoinette company's own Antoinette VII.[2]
Specifications (Antoinette 8V)
Data for: Antoinette 8V[2]
General characteristics
- Type: 8-cylinder liquid-cooled V engine
- Bore: 110 mm (4.33 in)
- Stroke: 105 mm (4.13 in)
- Displacement: 8.0 L (487 cu in)
- Length: 1,120 mm (44 in)
- Width: 630 mm (25 in)
- Height: 540 mm (21 in)
- Dry weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Components
- Valvetrain: intake over exhaust
- Fuel system: fuel injection
- Cooling system: Liquid-cooled
Performance
- Power output: 37 kW (50 hp) at 1,100 RPM
- Power-to-weight ratio: 0.4 kW/kg (0.24 hp/lb)
See also
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