The Fiat A.12 was a six-cylinder liquid-cooled in-line engine with a bore of 160 mm and a stroke of 180 mm, giving a capacity of just under 22 litres, with variants producing between 245 and 300 horsepower at 1,700 rpm. The A.12 was a rather large aero engine at the time, but it was efficient and reliable. A total of 13,260 A.12s were produced between 1916 and 1919.
| A.12 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Preserved Fiat A.12 engine | |
| Type | Piston engine |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Number built | 13,260 |
| Developed from | Fiat A.10 |
Variants edit
- A.12
- A.12bis
Applications edit
- Airco DH.4
- Airco DH.9
- Ansaldo A.300
- Breguet 14
- Caproni Ca.4
- Caproni Ca.5
- Caproni Ca.46
- Fiat 2000 (tank)
- Fiat Mephistopheles (racing car)
- Fiat R.2
- Fukunaga Tenryu 10
- IVL A.22 Hansa
- Macchi M.9
- Macchi M.15
- NS class airships
- Pomilio PC/PD/PE
- SAML S.1/S.2
- Savoia-Marchetti S.55
- Savoia-Pomilio SP.2
- Savoia-Pomilio SP.3
- SIA 7
- SIA 9
- SIAI S.16
- Vickers Vimy (third prototype)
Engines on display edit
- There is a Fiat A.12 on display at the New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.[1]
- The National Military Museum, Romania shows the A.12 with serial number 7395.
Specifications (A.12) edit
Data from [citation needed]
General characteristics
- Type: 6-cylinder liquid-cooled inline engine.
- Bore: 160 mm (6.30 in)
- Stroke: 180 mm (7.09 in)
- Displacement: 21.71 L (1,325.1 cu in)
- Length: 1,780 mm (70 in)
- Width: 560 mm (22 in)
- Height: 1,130 mm (44.5 in)
- Dry weight: 415 kg (915 lb)
Components
- Fuel system: Carburetor
- Fuel type: octane
- Cooling system: Liquid
Performance
- Power output: 245 hp at 1,700 rpm
See also edit
Comparable engines
Related lists
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fiat A.12.
- ^ New England Air Museum - Fiat A.12 Archived 2021-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 26 January 2021
- Gunston, Bill. (1986). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens: Wellingborough. p. 62
- Hirschauer, Louis; Dollfus, Charles, eds. (1921). L'Année Aéronautique: 1920-1921. Paris: Dunod. p. 123.