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. It powered the AEA June Bug in 1908, becoming the first Curtiss engine to power a heavier-than-air aircraft in sustained flight.^[1]

Applications included:

Specifications

Data from ^[2]^[1]

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
^ 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

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[si-1] 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

[House2003-2] 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

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