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A V24 engine is a 24-cylinder
A V24 engine is a 24-cylinder piston engine
A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common featu ...
where two banks of twelve cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft. The majority of V24 engines, however, have been "dual V12" engines where two separate V12 engines are placed in line with each other.
Fiat AS.6 aircraft engine
This V24 aero engine was built in the early 1930s to power theMacchi M.C.72
The Macchi M.C. 72 is an experimental seaplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft company Macchi Aeronautica. The M.C. 72 held the world speed record for all aircraft for five years. In 1933 and 1934 it set world speed records for pisto ...
aeroplane, which was intended to compete in the 1931 Schneider Trophy
The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider, also known as the Schneider Trophy, Schneider Prize or (incorrectly) the Schneider Cup is a trophy that was awarded annually (and later, biennially) to the winner of a race for seaplanes and flying ...
air races. This engine was in reality formed by mounting two Fiat AS.5
The Fiat AS.5 was an Italian 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled V engine designed and built in the late-1920s by Fiat especially for the 1929 Schneider Trophy air race.Gunston 1989, p. 57.
Design and development
For the 1929 Schneider Trophy contest Fia ...
V12 engines one behind the other, with the front engine powering the rear propeller and the rear engine powering the front propeller. The combined displacement was more than and the combined power output was approximately .
Mechanical problems prevented the aeroplane from competing in the Schneider Trophy, however the Macchi M.C.72 achieved an average top speed of on 23 October 1934. This set the record for a piston-powered seaplane, a record which stands to this day.
Detroit Diesel
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) is an American diesel engine manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is a subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America, which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of the mulitinational Da ...
24V71
The Detroit Diesel Series 71
The Detroit Diesel Series 71 is a two-stroke diesel engine series, available in both inline and V configurations, manufactured by Detroit Diesel. The number 71 refers to the nominal displacement per cylinder in cubic inches, a rounding off of ...
24V71 engine with a displacement of 1,704 cu in (28.8 L) and 2,000 hp. They were manufactured from 1994 to 1997.
See also
*V engine
A V engine, sometimes called a Vee engine, is a common configuration for internal combustion engines. It consists of two cylinder banks—usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft. These cylinder b ...
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References
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