Fiat A.14

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Preserved Fiat A.14 engine
Type Piston engine
Manufacturer Fiat
First run 1917
Number built500

The Fiat A.14 was an Italian 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled, V aero engine of World War I. The A.14 held the distinction at the end of World War I of being the largest and most powerful aircraft engine in the world. First produced in 1917, 500 were built by the end of the war.

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Applications

Specifications (Fiat A.14)

Data from World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines [1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

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References

  1. Gunston, Bill (1989). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines (2nd ed.). Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 57. ISBN   978-1-85260-163-8.