Hispano-Suiza 8

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The Hispano-Suiza 8 is a World War I-era liquid-cooled V8 aircraft engine widely used in Allied fighter planes for its high power and reliability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf V8 engine
aircraft engine
liquid-cooled piston engine
application fighter aircraft
reconnaissance aircraft
configuration 90-degree V8
coolingSystem liquid-cooled
countryOfOrigin France
designer Marc Birkigt
displacement approximately 11.76 L in early versions
enteredService 1915
era World War I
family Hispano-Suiza 8 series
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
firstRun 1914
fuelType aviation gasoline
legacy influential in development of later V8 aircraft engines
licenseBuilder Isotta Fraschini
Wolseley Motors
linked to: Wolseley

Wright-Martin
licenseBuiltIn Italy
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
manufacturer Hispano-Suiza
notableFeature aluminum alloy crankcase
direct-drive propeller shaft
geared propeller reduction in some variants
high power-to-weight ratio for its time
monobloc cylinder blocks
single overhead camshaft per bank
powerOutputRange 140–300 horsepower
reputation high performance
reliable
usedBy Allied powers
France
Italy
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
usedInAircraft Breguet 14
Hanriot HD.1 (license-built variants)
linked to: Hanriot HD.1

Nieuport 28
linked to: Nieuport 28 fighter

SECM SPAD XII
linked to: SPAD S.XIII

SPAD S.VII
SPAD S.XIII
Sopwith Dolphin
usedInConflict First World War
linked to: World War I
variant Hispano-Suiza 8A
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8

Hispano-Suiza 8Ab
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8

Hispano-Suiza 8Ba
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8

Hispano-Suiza 8Be
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8

Hispano-Suiza 8Fb
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8

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Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 engineType Hispano-Suiza 8
Sopwith Dolphin engineType Hispano-Suiza 8B
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
Sopwith Dolphin engineType Hispano-Suiza 8F
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a powerplant Hispano-Suiza 8 engine
subject linked to: S.E.5a fighter aircraft
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
Hispano-Suiza 8 family Hispano-Suiza 8 series
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
Hispano-Suiza 8 variant Hispano-Suiza 8A
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
Hispano-Suiza 8 variant Hispano-Suiza 8Ab
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
Hispano-Suiza 8 variant Hispano-Suiza 8Ba
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
Hispano-Suiza 8 variant Hispano-Suiza 8Be
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
Hispano-Suiza 8 variant Hispano-Suiza 8Fb
linked to: Hispano-Suiza 8
Wolseley Viper basedOn Hispano-Suiza 8