Isotta Fraschini V.5

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Isotta Fraschini V.5
TypeEight-cylinder water-cooled inline aircraft engine
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Isotta Fraschini
First run1915

The Isotta Fraschini V.5 of 1916 was an Italian eight-cylinder, water-cooled, in-line piston aero engine of World War I. The "V" denoted "Volo" or "flight" rather than piston arrangement. [1]

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Design

The V.5's construction was fairly typical of aircraft engines of the period with cast-iron cylinders mounted in pairs with common heads and water jackets. It had much in common with the six-cylinder Isotta Fraschini V.4 and was built at a similar time. Though powerful, it was very heavy and thus, like some other Isotta Fraschini engines, better suited to airships than aircraft. [1]


Applications

Specifications

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I (2001) [2]

General characteristics

  • Type: 8-cylinder inline
  • Bore: 130 mm (5.12 in)
  • Stroke: 180 mm (7.09 in)
  • Displacement: 19 L (1,165 cu in) [1]
  • Length: 1,990 mm (78.3 in) [3]
  • Width: 600 mm (23.6 in) [3]
  • Height: 1,010 mm (39.8 in) [3]
  • Dry weight: 351 kg (774 lb) [1]

Components

Performance

  • Power output: 183 kW (245 hp) at 1,400 rpm

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gunston, Bill (1989). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines (2 ed.). Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   1-85260-163-9.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Michael (2001). Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I. London: Jane's Publishing Company. p. 290. ISBN   1-85170-347-0.
  3. 1 2 3 "Isotta Fraschini". Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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