Antoinette 8V

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]

8V
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)

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

• Valvetrain: intake over exhaust
• Fuel system: fuel injection
• Cooling system: Liquid-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 37 kW (50 hp) at 1,100 RPM
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.4 kW/kg (0.24 hp/lb)

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines