MAPS Air Museum - Aircraft Engines / 22 Curtiss OX5 V8
Bill Maloney
6/24/2010

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22CurtissOX5V8

22 Curtiss OX5 V8

Curtiss OX-5 Aircraft Engine Specifications:

More Curtiss OX-5 V8 Aircraft Engines at other Aviation Museums in the northeast
Curtiss OX-5 Aircraft Engine Curtiss OX-5 Aircraft Engine
Another Curtiss OX-5 Aircraft Engine at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Program Museum at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY A Curtiss OX-5 V8 Aircraft Engine at the RCAF Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada

Number of Cylinders: V-8 8 cyl water cooled gas engine
Displacement: 503ci
Bore: 4 inches
Stroke: 5 inches
Compression Ratio: 4.9 :1
Aspiraton:
Weight: 390 lbs
Length: 57 inches
Width: 30inches
Height: 37inches
Output: 90hp
First Flight: 1910
Airframes used on: Curtiss Jenny, Travel Air 2000, Waco 9

Here's a Youtube Curtiss OX-5 Video of an OX5 on a test stand being run up. This Curtiss OX5 Youtube Video shows the engine being run up in a Curtiss Jenny Biplane. The low speed flybys are pretty cool.