The Fiat A.12 was a six-cylinder liquid-cooled in-line engine with a

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of 160 mm and a

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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.

Variants

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Applications

* Airco DH.4 *

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* Breguet 14 *

Caproni Ca.4 The Caproni Ca.4 was an Italian heavy bomber of the World War I era. Development After designing the successful Ca.3, Gianni Caproni of the Caproni works designed a much bigger aircraft. It shared the unusual layout of the Caproni Ca.3, being a ...

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(tank) * Fiat Mephistopheles (racing car) *

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* Fukunaga Tenryu 10 * IVL A.22 Hansa *

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* Macchi M.15 * NS class airships * Pomilio PC/PD/PE * SAML S.1/S.2 *

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* Savoia-Pomilio SP.2 *

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* SIA 7 * SIA 9 *

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* Vickers Vimy (third prototype)

Engines on display

* There is a Fiat A.12 on display at the New England Air Museum,

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shows the A.12 with serial number 7395.

Specifications (A.12)

References

* Gunston, Bill. (1986). ''World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines''. Patrick Stephens: Wellingborough. p. 62 * {{Fiat aeroengines A.12 1910s aircraft piston engines

Variants

Applications

Engines on display

Specifications (A.12)

See also

References