Curtiss OX 5 Engine

1915 CURTISS OX-5 V-8

• ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS THE “OX” IN 1912. THROUGH SEVERAL VARIENTS BECAME THE OX 5.
• FIRST MASS PRODUCED AIRPLANE ENGINE BEGINNING 1915-1919 WITH PRODUCTION OF 12,600 ENGINES.
• 90 DEGREE “V”, 8 CYLINDER, WATER COOLED-MONEL WATER JACKETS
• BORE 4 IN.—STROKE 5 IN.—DISPLACEMENT 503 CU. IN.
• WEIGHT 390 LBS.---3.7 LBS. PER HP—ALUMINUM CRANKCASE
• 90 HP @ 1400 RPM
• COMPRESSION RATIO 4.9 TO 1/ BURNS 8 GAL. PER HOUR
• BECAUSE OF THE WAR SURPLUS, NEW ENGINES COULD AT TIMES BE PURCHASED FOR LESS THAN $100
• USED EXTENSIVELY TO POWER MANY EARLY AIRCRAFT OF NEW PRODUCTION UP TO 1930 BECAUSE OF COST/AVAILABILITY
• POWERED LAIRD SWALLOW, WACO GXE, ROBIN, THUNDERBIRD, TRAVEL AIR 2000, ETC.
• MANY OF THE PLANES IN THIS COLLECTION ARE POWERED BY THIS ENGINE
• SINGLE MAG AND SPARK PLUG