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Curtiss A-2 (engine)

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The Curtiss A-2 was a small 2 cylinder V-type engine built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company around 1909. It was developed from an earlier Curtiss motorcycle engine.[which?]

Specifications (A-2)

General characteristics

Components

  • Cooling system: Air cooled

Performance

  • Power output: 7 hp (5.2 kW) at 1,500 rpm
  • Curtiss A-2 V-2 Engine, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum collections