The Isotta Fraschini V.6 was an Italian six-cylinder, water-cooled, in-line piston aero engine of the late
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
period, the "V" denoted "Volo" or "flight".
[Gunston 1989, p. 82.] Its construction was fairly typical of contemporary aircraft engines, using six cast-iron cylinders mounted in pairs with common heads.
Variants
;V.6
;V.6bis
Applications
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CANT 18
The CANT 18 was a flying boat trainer developed in Italy in the 1920s to prepare pilots for flying boat airliners. A development of the CANT 7, it incorporated various aerodynamic and hydrodynamic refinements. While remaining broadly similar in ...
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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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Caproni Ca.5
The Caproni Ca.5 was an Italian heavy bomber of World War I and the postwar era. It was the final version of the series of aircraft that began with the Caproni Ca.1 (1914), Caproni Ca.1 in 1914.
Development
By late World War I, developments in ...
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Caproni Ca.61
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Macchi M.5
The Macchi M.5 was an Italian single-seat fighter flying boat designed and built by Nieuport-Macchi at Varese. It was extremely manoeuvrable and agile and matched the land-based aircraft it had to fight.Orbis 1985, page 2393
Development
The ...
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Macchi M.7
The Macchi M.7 was an Italian single-seat fighter flying boat designed by Alessandro Tonini and built by Macchi. A modified version of the M.7, the M.7bis won the Schneider Trophy in 1921.
Development
The M.7 was similar to the earlier M.5 ...
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Piaggio P.6
The Piaggio P.6 was an Italian catapult-launched reconnaissance floatplane designed and built by Piaggio Aero, Piaggio for the ''Regia Marina'' (Italian Royal Navy).
Development
To meet a ''Regia Marina'' requirement for a two-seat catapult-laun ...
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Savoia-Marchetti S.57
The Savoia-Marchetti S.57 was an Italian single-engine biplane flying boat intended for aerial reconnaissance, built by Savoia-Marchetti for '' Regia Aeronautica'' after World War I.
Design and development
Of wooden construction with a single ...
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SIAI S.13
The SIAI S.13 was an Italian biplane reconnaissance flying-boat from 1919.
Design and development
Designed by the Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia (SIAI) as a smaller version of the earlier S.12, the S.13 was a single-engine biplane reconnaiss ...
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SIAI S.22
Specifications (V.6)
See also
References
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*Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
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1910s aircraft piston engines