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Fiat A.70

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A.70
Fiat A.70
Type Air cooled 7-cylinder radial aircraft engine
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Fiat Aviazione
Designer Tranquillo Zerbi
First run 1934

The Fiat A.70 was an air cooled radial engine with seven cylinders developed by the Italian engineering company Fiat Aviazione in the 1930s. The engine powered a number of Italian light competition and prototype aircraft.

Design and development

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The A.70 was developed by Fiat Aviazione, part of Fiat S.p.A., as one of a number of related small radial engines.[1] It debuted at the Challenge International de Tourisme 1934, powering a number of the competitors.[2] The engine had seven cylinders of square design, with a bore and stroke of 115 mm (4.5 in), arranged around a crankshaft in a single row.[3] It was connected to the propeller by direct drive, often through a NACA cowling.[4]

Applications

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Specifications (A.70S)

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Data from NACA Technical Memorandum No.760.[3]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

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Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Bridgman 1950, p. 520.
  2. ^ Schulz & Pleines 1934, p. 9.
  3. ^ a b Schulz & Pleines 1934, p. 11.
  4. ^ a b Thompson 1963, p. 99.
  5. ^ Thompson 1963, p. 28.
  6. ^ Thompson 1963, p. 162.
  7. ^ a b Thompson 1963, p. 214.

Bibliography

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  • Bridgman, Leonard (1950). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1950-1951. London: Sampson Low, Marston.
  • Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
  • Schulz, R.; Pleines, W. (1934). NACA Technical Memorandum No.760: Technical Aspects of the 1934 International Touring Competition (Rundflug). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  • Thompson, Jonathan (1963). Italian Civil and Military Aircraft, 1930-1945. Los Angeles: Aero Publishers. ISBN 1-2584-4296-5.