| U-16 | |
|---|---|
| |
| The King-Bugatti U-16 | |
| Type | Piston aircraft engine |
| Manufacturer | Bugatti / Duesenberg Motor Corporation |
| First run | 1916 |
The Bugatti U-16 was a 16-cylinder water-cooled double-8 vertical in-line "U engine", designed by Ettore Bugatti in 1915 to 1916 and built in France in small numbers. The US Bolling Commission bought a license to build the engine in the US,[1] and small numbers of a slightly revised version were built by the Duesenberg Motor Corporation as the King-Bugatti. Probably about 40 King-Bugattis were made before the end of World War I caused building contracts to be canceled.[2]
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