Hispano-Suiza (Wright-Martin E), V-8 Engine
date: label: Date
content: Circa 1916
name: label: Designer
content: La Société Hispano-Suiza
label: Manufacturer
content: Wright Aeronautical
label: Manufacturer
content: Wright-Martin
notes: label: Physical Description
content: Type: Reciprocating, 8 cylinders, V-type, Liquid-cooled
label: Physical Description
content: Power rating: 112 kW (150 hp) at 1,450 rpm
label: Physical Description
content: Displacement: 11.78 L (718.88 cu. in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Bore and Stroke: 120 mm (4.72 in.) x 130 mm (5.12 in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Weight: 312 kg (688 lb) (Approximate)
label: Summary
content: Hispano-Suiza engines were developed by Marc Birkigt, of Swiss origin, and first manufactured in Barcelona for use in automobiles. Hisso engines were very successful and featured innovative cast-aluminum cylinder construction with internal water passages. World War I, in particular, required licensing of Hisso aircraft engine manufacturing in France, England and the U.S. to meet increased aviation demand. They were all licensed under Birkigt patents which covered the number of features vital to the engine concept.
label: Summary
content: In 1916, the Wright-Martin Corporation (later Wright Aeronautical) was formed in New Brunswick, New Jersey to begin quantity production of the first Hispano-Suiza aircraft engine, the Model A, ordered by the Societe d'Exploitation des Materiels Hispano-Suiza for the Spad fighter. In the U.S., it was principally used during World War I on U.S. military training aircraft such as the Curtiss JN-4H. After the war, surplus Jennys were widely used for "barnstorming" traveling air shows-and opened the first scheduled air mail service.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
label: Location
content: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
label: Hangar
content: Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the War Memorial Museum of Virginia
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19721040000
objectType: label: Type
content: PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Steel, Aluminum, Paint, Brass, Nickel plating, Textile, Rubber
label: Dimensions
content: Width 112.4 cm (44.25 in.), Depth 111.8 cm (44 in.), Length 157.5 cm (62 in.)