Curtiss V-X, V-8 Engine
date: label: Date
content: Circa 1915
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
notes: label: Physical Description
content: Type: Reciprocating, V-type, 8 cylinders, water-cooled
label: Physical Description
content: Power rating: 134 kW (180 hp) at 1,400 rpm
label: Physical Description
content: Displacement: 18.0 L (1099.56 cu in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Bore and Stroke: 127 mm (5 in.) x 178 mm (7 in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Weight: Not available
label: Summary
content: Among the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss in his factory in Hammondsport, New York. Early Curtiss engines were designed to power motorcycles. The Curtiss V-X was manufactured in Hammondsport and Buffalo beginning in 1915 to power the R series of Curtiss biplanes, especially the R-6 and R-9 training seaplanes and R-4 training landplane. Modified examples of the latter type were used by the Army in its 1916 operations on the Mexican border and for carrying U.S. mail.
label: Summary
content: With the advent of World War I, Curtiss concentrated its production on the 67 kW (90 hp) OX-5 engine which powered the JN-4D “Jenny” trainer aircraft. The U.S. Government's Liberty engine fulfilled the need for a higher power engine; therefore, the V-X engines were phased out before reaching large-scale production.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19490021000
objectType: label: Type
content: PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Steel, Aluminum, Paint, Phenolic, Rubber, Copper, Ceramic, Textile, Nickel plating
label: Dimensions
content: Depth 142.3 cm (56 in.), Length 191.8 cm (75.5 in.), Width 113 cm (44.5 in.)