Duesenberg H Direct, V-16 Engine
date: label: Date
content: 1918
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Duesenberg Motors Corporation
notes: label: Physical Description
content: Type: Reciprocating, V-type, 16 cylinders, water-cooled
label: Physical Description
content: Power rating: 485 kW (650 hp) at 1,400 rpm
label: Physical Description
content: Displacement: 55.6 L (3,393 cu in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Bore and Stroke: 152.4 mm (6 in.) x 190.5 mm (7.5 in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Weight: 630.5 kg (1,390 lb)
label: Summary
content: Originating in Iowa to build automobiles, the Duesenberg Motors Corporation of Elizabeth, New Jersey was organized in 1917 by German immigrant Fred Duesenberg, one of America’s leading designers of internal combustion engines.
label: Summary
content: The company’s engines grew from a four-cylinder in-line model to a twelve-cylinder V-type. Apparently the company’s last aircraft engine, Duesenberg designed and built the Model H during World War I with both direct and geared propeller drives. Swinging a giant 4.88 m (16-foot)-diameter propeller, it developed as much as 597 kW (800 horsepower). The Armistice ended the need for such a powerful and costly power plant.
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: Transferred from the U.S. Air Force Central Museum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19600100000
objectType: label: Type
content: PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Aluminum, Steel, Textile, Rubber, Ceramic, Paint, Preservative coating, Copper, Phenolic
label: Dimensions
content: Length 225.4 cm (88.75 in.), Width 81.3 cm (32.0 in.), Height 98.7 cm (38.875 in.)