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Aviation Engines

by Victor Wilfred Pagé

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Specifications — Model 5a Type 8

Horse-power rating, 140 at 2,000 R. P. M.

Bore, 4 inches = 102 mm.

Stroke, 51⁄2 inches = 140 mm.

Number of cylinders, 8.

Arrangement of cylinders, “V.”

Cooling, water. Circulation by centrifugal pump.

Cycle, four stroke.

Ignition (double), 2 Bosch or Splitdorf magnetos.

Carburetor, Zenith duplex. Water jacket manifold.

Oiling system, complete forced. Circulating gear pump.

Normal crank-shaft speed, 2,000 R. P. M.

Propeller shaft, 3⁄5 crank-shaft speed at normal, 1,200 R. P. M.

Stated power at 30′′ barometer, 140 B. H. P.

Stated weight with all accessories but without water, gasoline or oil, 514 pounds = 234 kilos.

Weight per B. H. P., 3.7 pounds = 1.68 kilos.

Stated weight with all accessories with water, 550 pounds = 250 kilos.

Weight per B. H. P. with water, 3.95 pounds = 1.79 kilos.

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