Antoinette 8V

V8 piston aircraft engine
8V
Antoinette 8V exhibited at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci", Milan
Type V8 aero engine
National origin France
Manufacturer Antoinette
Designer Léon Levavasseur
First run c.1906

The Antoinette 8V was an early French eight-cylinder, liquid-cooled, V engine, the first series production gasoline-fueled, spark plug ignition engine of any kind produced with manifold injection. It was typically rated at 37 kW (50 hp). First produced in 1906 it was used on a number of early French aircraft, including Alberto Santos Dumont's 14 Bis and the Antoinette company's own Antoinette VII.[1]

Specifications (Antoinette 8V)

Data for: Antoinette 8V[1]

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

Related lists

References

  1. ^ a b Boucher, W.I. "Antoinette 8V". www.wwiaviation.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  1. Engine Data Sheets - Mechanical Data tables
  2. Specifications: Antoinette 8V

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antoinette 8V.
  • Old Machine Press page on Antoinette (Levavasseur) aircraft engines
  • v
  • t
  • e
Antoinette aircraft and aero engines
Aircraft
Aero engines
  • 8V
  • Antoinette 32hp V-8
  • Antoinette 46hp
  • Antoinette 64hp V-16
  • Antoinette 67hp V-8
  • Antoinette 165hp V-16
  • Antoinette 134hp V-8
  • Antoinette 55hp V-8
  • Antoinette V-32