The Fiat A.24 was an Italian water-cooled
aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many ...
from the 1920s.
Design and development
During the second half of the 1920s Fiat introduced several water-cooled aircraft engines, including the
A.20, A.22, A24, A.25 and A.30.
[ They were all upright V-12s with 60° between the ]cylinder bank
The engine configuration describes the fundamental operating principles by which internal combustion engines are categorized.
Piston engines are often categorized by their cylinder layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categorize ...
s; capacities ranged between 18.7 L and 54.5 L (1,141-3,326 cu in) and power outputs between 320 kW and 745 kW (430-1,000 hp).[ Producing 520 kW (700 hp) from 32.3 L (1,971 cu in), the A.24 was near the center of this range.
When Fiat was advised by the Italian government to simplify their water-cooled product line, they decided to focus on the A.20, A.22 and A.30 models such that the A.24 was not manufactured in large numbers.][
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Variants
;A.24: Initial version, ungeared.
;A.24 R.: Geared output.
Applications
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* CMASA MF.5
*]Fiat BRG
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Design and development
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* Savoia-Marchetti S.55A
* Savoia-Marchetti S.66
Specifications (A.24R)
See also
References
{{Fiat aeroengines
1920s aircraft piston engines
A.24