| Liberty L-8 | |
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| First ever[ citation needed ] Liberty L-8 aircraft engine, on display at the National Air and Space Museum | |
| Type | Piston aircraft engine |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Packard |
| First run | c. 1917 |
| Variants | Liberty L-4, Liberty L-6, Liberty L-12 |
The Liberty L-8 (also known as the Packard 1A-1100) was a prototype of the Liberty L-12 engine designed by Jesse Vincent and Elbert Hall. Fifteen L-8 prototypes were manufactured by several companies including Buick, Ford, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard in 1917. [1] [2] The first of those built now resides in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., while fifteenth L-8 (the only running example) powers Liberty the Second housed by the Conneaut Lake Historical Society in Conneaut Lake, PA. [3] Another L-8 is stored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, OH. [4]
