Object Details
Manufacturer
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Designer
Glenn H. Curtiss
Manufacturer
Willys-Morrow Company (Curtiss)
Physical Description
Type: Reciprocating, water-cooled, V-8
Power rating: 67 kW (90 hp) at 1,200 rpm
Displacement: 8.3 L (502.8 cu in)
Bore and Stroke: 102 mm (4 in.) x 127 mm (5 in.)
Weight (dry): 145 kg (320 lb)
Summary
More than 10,000 of these V-8 engines were manufactured, most of them for use in Curtiss JN-4 Jenny trainers. After World War I, thousands of OX-5s and Jennies were sold to the public at a fraction of their original cost to the government. In addition, during the 1920s, the OX-5 engine powered airplanes developed for civil aircraft by Waco, Laird, Curtiss, Fairchild, Alexander, Travel Air, and many other firms.
The availability of a well-proven, inexpensive engine in such quantity was a mixed blessing -- it allowed many people to fly who could not afford a more expensive engine, but manufacturers of more modern power plants suffered.
Credit Line
On Loan from the War Department, Air Service, Washington, D.C.
Date
1919
Inventory Number
A19200008000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
Materials
Metal
Dimensions
Length 144.1 cm (56.75 in.), Width 75.6 cm (29.75 in.,) Height 93.3 cm (36.75 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19200008000