Curtiss OX-5 Aircraft Engine, 1918
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Artifact Overview
More than 10,000 copies of the eight-cylinder, 90-horsepower Curtiss OX-5 airplane engine were manufactured between 1915 and 1919. Its V-shaped layout was long favored by designer Glenn Curtiss. The OX-5 powered many Curtiss JN-4 training airplanes during World War I, and surplus OX-5 engines continued to be used into the 1930s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Aircraft engine
Date Made
1918
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky
Object ID
00.204.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ray C. Dahlinger.
Material
Metal
Color
Silver (Color)
Gray (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 35 in
Width: 31 in
Length: 54 in
Inscriptions
on plate:
MODEL OX SERIES 5 RATED 90 B.H.P. AT 1400 R.P.M. / ROTATION CLOCKWISE / BORE 4" STROKE 5" ENGINE M'FGR'S NO. M 2350 / CYLR NOS. 8 FIRING ORDER 12347856 /... / CURTISS / OX-5 / MANUFACTURED BY / THE WILLYS-MORROW CO. / INCORPORATED / ELMIRA, N.Y....
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