Curtiss A-2 (engine)

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The Curtiss A-2 was a small 2 cylinder V-type engine built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company around 1909. It was developed from an earlier Curtiss motorcycle engine.[ which? ]

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Specifications (A-2)

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