Curtiss B-8

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B-8
TypeV-8 air-cooled
National origin United States
Manufacturer Glenn Curtiss
Major applications AEA June Bug

The Curtiss B-8 was an early air-cooled 8-cylinder engine used for a number of aircraft and one motorcycle designed by Glenn Curtiss. It powered the AEA June Bug in 1908, becoming the first Curtiss engine to power a heavier-than-air aircraft in sustained flight. [1]

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Specifications

Data from [2] [1]

General characteristics

  • Type: V-8 Air-cooled piston engine
  • Bore: 3.625 in (92 mm)
  • Stroke: 3.25 in (83 mm)
  • Displacement: 268 cu in (4,391.7 cc)
  • Length: 31 in (79 cm)
  • Width: 17 in (43 cm)
  • Height: 19.5 in (50 cm)
  • Dry weight: 150 lb (68.04 kg)
  • Designer: Glenn Curtiss

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 V-8, Curtiss B-8 Engine, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum collections, archived from the original on 2018-04-01, retrieved 2018-04-01
  2. ↑ House, Kirk W. (2003), Hell-Rider to King of the Air: Glenn Curtiss' Life of Innovation, Warrendale, Pennsylvania: SAE International, p. 60, ISBN   0-7680-0802-6 , retrieved March 22, 2013
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