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The Fiat AS.8 was a large Italian 16-cylinder, liquid-cooled V configured aircraft racing engine designed and built in the late-1930s by Fiat for an attempt to capture the air speed record. Another reason for the design was to provide the Regia Aeronautica with high performance fighter aircraft engines.

Production problems caused the project to be abandoned when Italy entered World War II in June 1940, power for the fighter designs moved to licensed-built Daimler-Benz DB 605 V-12 engines as the Fiat RA.1050.[1]

Design and development

This V-16 engine used a supercharger similar to that used on the Fiat AS.6 capable of delivering air at a boost pressure of Шаблон:Convert. The unusually long crankshaft was supported by nine main bearings to prevent torsional vibration. A propeller speed reduction unit was used to drive contra-rotating propellers.

During dynamometer testing in the early 1940s the engine produced Шаблон:Convert and ran reliably for over 100 hours, where the AS.6 had been limited to one hour running.

Work on the speed record aircraft, the Fiat C.S.15, progressed slowly but by June 1940 a static test airframe was ready for wind tunnel analysis, it was predicted to have a top speed of Шаблон:Convert. The aircraft suffered damage from air raids and the factory was taken over in 1943 during the German occupation of Italy.[2]

Applications

Specifications

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Front view showing the ignition system distributors and propeller hubs

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See also

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References

Notes

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Bibliography

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  • Montalbano, Giovanni, Il Fiat A.S.8, in Aerofan III Gen.-Mar., Milano, Giorgio Apostolo Editore, 1980.
  • Alata, Compiuti 50 anni di costruzioni aeronautiche a Torino, volume XV, 1959.

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External links

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  1. Montalbano 1980, pp. 39-40.
  2. Oldmachinepress.com FIAT AS.8 Engine and CMASA CS.15 Racer. Retrieved: 19 January 2021