Curtiss OXX
{{Short description|V-8 piston aircraft engine family}}
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The Curtiss OXX was an early, dual ignition water-cooled V-8 aero engine derived from the Curtiss OX.{{cite book|title=American Aviation Historical Society journal, Volumes 33-34|author=American Aviation Historical Society}}
Variants
;Curtiss OXX-2:
;Curtiss OXX-3:
;Curtiss OXX-5:
;Curtiss OXX-6:
Applications
Engines on display
- The Kansas Aviation Museum has an OXX-6 on display.{{cite web|title=Kansas Aviation Museum|url=http://kansasaviationmuseum.org/engines.php|accessdate=17 April 2012|url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924221121/http://kansasaviationmuseum.org/engines.php|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}
- The Yanks Air Museum, Chino, CA has an OXX-6 on display
- The Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY has an OXX-2 on exhibit.
- The Texas Air Museum - Stinson Chapter has an OXX-6 installed in a 1929 WACO GXE airplane on static display.
Specifications (OXX-6)
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|type=8-cylinder water-cooled Vee aircraft piston engine
|bore=4.25 in (114 mm)
|stroke=5 in (127 mm)
|displacement=567 in³ (9.3 L)
|length=
|diameter=
|width=
|height=
|weight=401 lb (182 kg)
|valvetrain=
|supercharger=
|turbocharger=
|fuelsystem=
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|oilsystem=
|coolingsystem=Water-cooled
|power=100 hp (75 kW) at 1,400 rpm
|specpower=
|compression= 4.92:1
|fuelcon=
|specfuelcon=
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See also
References
{{Commons category|Curtiss OXX}}
{{Reflist}}
- Molson, K. M. (1972) "The Curtiss OX-5 Engine." Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society.
- US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Type Certificate Data Sheet Curtiss OXX-6 (Group 2 - Domestic engines approved prior to 7/15/29)
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