Royal Aircraft Factory RAF-1a, V-8 Engine
date: label: Date
content: Circa 1914
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Royal Aircraft Factory
notes: label: Physical Description
content: Type: Reciprocating, V-type, 8 cylinders, air-cooled
label: Physical Description
content: Power rating: 78.3 kW (105 hp) at 1,800 rpm
label: Physical Description
content: Displacement: 8.8 L (537 cu in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Bore and Stroke: 100 mm (3.94 in.) x 140 mm (5.51 in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Weight: 200 kg (440 lb)
label: Summary
content: During World War I several types of aircraft engines were designed and developed by the Royal Aircraft Factory, a government facility located in Farnborough, England, previously known as the HM Balloon Factory. The first of these was the RAF-1, development which began in 1913. It was an air-cooled V-8 engine based on the Renault V-8, but with larger cylinders. The design was improved in 1914 as the RAF-1a. A total of 2,860 RAF-1a engines were built between August 1914 and December 1918.
label: Summary
content: The RAF-1a powered the: Airco D.H.6; Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2/F.K.3; Avro 504K; Boulton & Paul P.6 and P.9; de Havilland D.H.51; and Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c/d/e, B.E.9. and S.E.5 aircraft.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United Kingdom
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of United Aircraft Corporation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19640016000
objectType: label: Type
content: PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Steel, Aluminum, Paint, Copper, Rubber, Paint, Plastic, Ceramic
label: Dimensions
content: Depth 118.1 cm (46.5 in.), Length 142.2 cm (56 in.), Width 102.2 cm (40.25 in.)