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1926
1926 - 0867.PDF
NOVEMBER 25, 1926 THE 882 H.P. FIAT AERO ENGINE THIS week we are able to publish a photograph of the Fiatengine fitted in the Macchi low-wing monoplane which won the race for the Schneider Trophy at Norfolk, Virginia, atan average speed of 246-496 m.p.h. A photograph of the machine was published in FLIGHT last week. the weight of the engine, including oil, water, pump andstarter, is 412-1 kgs. (907 lbs.), giving a weight of 1 -025 lb. h.p. The bore is 140 mm. and the stroke 170 mm.,giving a capacity of 31-4 litres. The compression ratio is stated to be (•> to 1. o o o o o o Winner of the Schneider Cup Seaplane Race : Th ree-q u a rter rear view of the 882 h.p. Fiat engine, type A-S.2. O O O O O O O O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o The Fiat engine, it will be seen, is a water-cooled 12-cylinder engine of fairly orthodox design. The angle between the cylinder banks is 60°. The engine, known as the type A-S.2, develops 882 b.h.p. at a speed of 2,500 r.p.m., and The overall length of the Fiat A-S.2 engine is 1-584 m.(62-3 in.), the width 0-720 m. (28-35 in.), and the height 0-948 m. (37-35 in). This engine will be shown at the ParisAero Show. ooooooo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o A Record Break-er : The Bleriot- Spad, with 450h.p. Lorraine- Dietrich engine,on which the French pilot,Jean Callizo, made a world'srecord altitude flight of 12,442m.(40,810 ft.) on August 23. Thisflight, which lasted 2 hrs. 25mins., thus beat his previous re-cord of 12,066 m. (40,783 ft.) creat-ed on October 10, 1924. OOOOOOO O 767
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