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Liberty L-8

Prototype of the Liberty L-12 engine

Prototype of the Liberty L-12 engine

FieldValue
nameLiberty L-8
imageFile:Liberty L-8 NASM.jpg
captionFirst ever Liberty L-8 aircraft engine, on display at the National Air and Space Museum
engine_typePiston aircraft engine
manufacturerPackard
national_originUnited States
first_run1917
variants_with_their_own_articlesLiberty L-4, Liberty L-6, Liberty L-12

The Liberty L-8 (also known as the Packard 1A-1100) was a prototype of the Liberty L-12 engine designed by Jesse Vincent and Elbert Hall. Fifteen L-8 prototypes were manufactured by several companies including Buick, Ford, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard in 1917. The first of those built now resides in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., while the fifteenth L-8 (the only running example) powers Liberty the Second housed by the Conneaut Lake Historical Society in Conneaut Lake, PA. Another L-8 is stored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, OH.

Specifications (Liberty L-8)

|power/weight=0.45 hp/lb (0.74 kW/kg)

References

References

  1. "Liberty L-8 (Packard) V-8 Engine {{!}} National Air and Space Museum".
  2. "Liberty L-8 > National Museum of the US Air Force > Display".
  3. "Liberty the Second".
  4. "Liberty L-8 > National Museum of the US Air Force > Display".
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