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| Antoinette 8V exhibited at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci", Milan | |
| Type | V8 aero engine |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Antoinette |
| Designer | Léon Levavasseur |
| First run | c.1906 |
The Antoinette 8V was an early French eight-cylinder, liquid-cooled, V engine, the first series production gasoline-fueled, spark plug ignition engine of any kind produced with manifold injection. It was typically rated at 37 kW (50 hp). First produced in 1906 it was used on a number of early French aircraft, including Alberto Santos Dumont's 14 Bis and the Antoinette company's own Antoinette VII.[1]
- ^ Boucher, W.I. "Antoinette 8V". www.wwiaviation.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.