The Antoinette 8V was an early French eight-cylinder, liquid-cooled, V engine, the first series production gasoline-fueled, spark plug ignition engine of any kind produced with manifold injection. It was typically rated at 37 kW (50 hp). First produced in 1906 it was used on a number of early French aircraft, including Alberto Santos Dumont's 14 Bis and the Antoinette company's own Antoinette VII.[1]

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Antoinette 8V exhibited at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci", Milan
Type V8 aero engine
National origin France
Manufacturer Antoinette
Designer Léon Levavasseur
First run c.1906

Specifications (Antoinette 8V)

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Data for: Antoinette 8V[1]

General characteristics

  • Type: 8-cylinder liquid-cooled V engine
  • Bore: 110 mm (4.33 in)
  • Stroke: 105 mm (4.13 in)
  • Displacement: 8.0 L (487 cu in)
  • Length: 1,120 mm (44 in)
  • Width: 630 mm (25 in)
  • Height: 540 mm (21 in)
  • Dry weight: 95 kg (209 lb)

Components

Performance

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References

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  1. ^ a b Boucher, W.I. "Antoinette 8V". www.wwiaviation.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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