Isotta Fraschini V.6

The Isotta Fraschini V.6 was an Italian six-cylinder, water-cooled, in-line piston aero engine of the late World War I period, the "V" denoted "Volo" or "flight". Its construction was fairly typical of contemporary aircraft engines, using six cast-iron cylinders mounted in pairs with common heads.

V.6
Type	Piston aero engine
Manufacturer	Isotta Fraschini
First run	1917

Variants

V.6

V.6bis

Applications

• CANT 18
• Caproni Ca.4
• Caproni Ca.5
• Caproni Ca.61
• Macchi M.5
• Macchi M.7
• Piaggio P.6
• Savoia-Marchetti S.57
• SIAI S.13
• SIAI S.22

Specifications (V.6)

Data from Gunston.

General characteristics

• Type: Six-cylinder, water-cooled, in-line piston engine
• Bore: 140 mm (5.5 in)
• Stroke: 180 mm (7.1 in)
• Displacement: 16.6 L (1,013 cu in)
• Dry weight: 281 kg (619 lb)

Components

• Fuel system: Carburettor
• Cooling system: Water-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 186 kW (250 hp) at 1,650 rpm

See also

Comparable engines

• Siddeley Puma

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
• Hirschauer, Louis; Dollfus, Charles, eds. (1921). L'Année Aéronautique: 1920-1921. Paris: Dunod. p. 123.