The Curtiss OX-5 was an early V-8 American liquid-cooled aircraft engine built by Curtiss. It was the first American-designed aircraft engine to enter mass production, although it was considered obsolete when it did so in 1917. [1] It nevertheless found widespread use on a number of aircraft, perhaps the most famous being the JN-4 "Jenny". Some ...

The Orenda OE600 was a 600 hp-class liquid-cooled 8-cylinder V-block aircraft engine intended to re-introduce piston power to aircraft normally powered by the famous Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop.

The Hispano-Suiza 8 is a water-cooled V8 SOHC aero engine introduced by Hispano-Suiza in 1914 that went on to become the most commonly used liquid-cooled engine in the aircraft of the Entente Powers during the First World War.

Sep 1, 2021 · A beater Cessna 172 with peeling paint and tattered seats seems humble and forlorn—but its V-8 engine growls like a hotrod Corvette with a raw abundance of power ready to be unleashed. The sight and sound are jarringly incongruous.

Dec 26, 2022 · Having successfully developed and sold Chevy LS-based engine conversions with PSRU gearboxes, Robinson V8 Power has left that market to concentrate on an all-new aircraft, the Horizon X3. It uses distributed electric power, so excluding continued use of their personal, V-8-powered Seabee amphibians, Robinson’s V8 initiative is concluded.

Sep 1, 2021 · Corsair replacement engines for piston-powered general aviation aircraft incorporate modified aluminum V8 engine blocks and modified components. These features greatly increase aircraft performance, and allow the use of multiple fuel types.

Jul 27, 2015 · Ben Haas has a V8 set up in his zenith, it's pretty sweet. Touchdown! Greaser! Came across a tube video of a Cessna with a modern LS engine installed, 400plus HP? Looked like the video was posted a few years ago. Did this concept ever amount to anything more than a single application? Quiet aviation was the outfit who posted the video.

May 15, 2021 · Corsair Engine Technologies recently completed a 200-hour flight test program on its aluminum V8 engine, an automotive engine being modified for legacy piston aircraft.

Mr. Shadow, the Buick 215 aluminum block V-8 has been successfully used in several homebuilt applications, both in direct drive configuration and with a Prop Speed Reduction Unit. It has been used inverted and in an upright configuration. The following person still sells the blocks and parts to assemble the engine.

Apr 26, 2019 · VW and Subaru engines have been converted for aviation use. I suspect some of today's light weight aluminum engines and particularly the light weight turbo diesels could be re purposed for aviation use. I wonder what happened to the Porsche PFM 3200 aircraft engine and the Chev Turbo-Air 6 engine?