Curtiss B-8
| B-8 | |
|---|---|
| Type | V-8 air-cooled |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Glenn Curtiss |
| Major applications | AEA June Bug |
The Curtiss B-8 was an early air-cooled 8-cylinder engine used for a number of aircraft and one motorcycle designed by Glenn Curtiss. Made in 1906, the Curtiss V-8 motorcycle set a speed record in January 1907. The engine type powered the AEA June Bug on 4 July 1908, becoming the first Curtiss engine to power a heavier-than-air aircraft in sustained flight.[1]
According to Dale Stoner, who had built a replica of the V-8 motorcycle, it ran with 1675 rpm at 136 mph. He added a 1:3 transmission to slow the replica down.[2]
A comparable, earlier French design is the Antoinette 8V that since 1904 powered several boats and aircraft.
Applications included:
Specifications
General characteristics
- Type: V-8 Air-cooled piston engine
- Bore: 3.625 in (92 mm)
- Stroke: 3.25 in (83 mm)
- Displacement: 268 cu in (4,391.7 cc)
- Length: 31 in (79 cm)
- Width: 17 in (43 cm)
- Height: 19.5 in (50 cm)
- Dry weight: 150 lb (68.04 kg)
- Designer: Glenn Curtiss
Performance
- Power output: 40 hp (29.8 kW)
- Power-to-weight ratio: 0.27 hp/lb (0.438 kW/kg)
References
- ^ a b V-8, Curtiss B-8 Engine, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum collections, archived from the original on 2018-04-01, retrieved 2018-04-01
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4mXq4RzqaI
- ^ House, Kirk W. (2003), Hell-Rider to King of the Air: Glenn Curtiss' Life of Innovation, Warrendale, Pennsylvania: SAE International, p. 60, ISBN 0-7680-0802-6, retrieved March 22, 2013