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 or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
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
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Caproni Ca.4
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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 in 1914.
Development
By late World War I, developments in aircraft technology ...
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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 for the ''Regia Marina'' (Italian Royal Navy).
Development
To meet a ''Regia Marina'' requirement for a two-seat catapult-launched seaplane, ...
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Savoia-Marchetti S.57
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SIAI S.13
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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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V.6
1910s aircraft piston engines