Curtiss OX-5
Curtiss OX-5 is the name given to an engine made by Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company Incorporated that was used in a number of aircraft before and during World War I. The best-known among them was the Curtiss JN-4, built in more than 6800 copies .
The OX-5 is a water-cooled eight-cylinder engine in a V arrangement. It was the first American engine to be mass-produced for aviation. However, at this point in time (1915-1919) it was already out of date.
After the end of the war, a large number of these engines - although they were not considered particularly reliable - were used as replacement engines in various types of aircraft due to their low second-hand price until the 1930s.
Technical specifications
- Bore: 102 mm
- Stroke: 127 mm
- Displacement: 8.2 l
- Weight: 177 kg
- Continuous power: 91 hp
- Compression: 4.9: 1
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