Curtiss A-2 (engine)
{{short description|1900s American piston aircraft engine}}
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The Curtiss A-2 was a small 2 cylinder V-type engine built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company around 1909. It was developed from an earlier Curtiss motorcycle engine.{{Which|date=February 2019}}
Specifications (A-2)
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|type=Two-cylinder, V-type, air-cooled
|bore=3.25in (82.55mm)
|stroke=3.625in (92.08mm)
|displacement=60.14 cuin (986cc)
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|weight=50lb (22.7kg)
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|coolingsystem=Air cooled
|power=7 hp (5.2 kW) at 1,500 rpm
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External links
- {{citation|title=Curtiss A-2 V-2 Engine|url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/curtiss-2-v-2-engine|publisher=Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum collections|access-date=2018-06-06|archive-date=2019-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721230101/https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/curtiss-2-v-2-engine|url-status=dead}}
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