Isotta Fraschini V.6

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Type Piston aero engine
Manufacturer Isotta Fraschini
First run1917

The Isotta Fraschini V.6 was an Italian six-cylinder, water-cooled, in-line piston aero engine of the late World War I period, the "V" denoted "Volo" or "flight". [1] Its construction was fairly typical of contemporary aircraft engines, using six cast-iron cylinders mounted in pairs with common heads.

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Variants

V.6
V.6bis

Applications

Specifications (V.6)

Data fromGunston.

General characteristics

Components

Performance

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Notes
  1. Gunston 1989, p. 82.
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