The Isotta Fraschini Asso 200 was a water-cooled inline engine developed by

Isotta Fraschini Isotta Fraschini () was an Italian luxury car manufacturer, also producing trucks, as well as engines for marine and aviation use. Founded in Milan, Italy, in 1900 by Cesare Isotta and the brothers Vincenzo, Antonio, and Oreste Fraschini, in 19 ...

in the late 1920s.

Design and development

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, becoming one of the largest engine producers in Italy. At the outbreak of

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Isotta Fraschini had a large portfolio of engines but suffered from a lack of large orders, with a few exceptions. The Asso 200 had cylinders made of carbon steel separated from each other, joined by a single aluminum head. The cylinders with the related

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s, the upper crankcase, the crankshaft and the pistons were identical to the other engines in the series.

Applications

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Specifications

References

{{Isotta Fraschini aeroengines 1920s aircraft piston engines Asso 200

Design and development

Applications

Specifications

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