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Junkers L8

Country:Germany
Type:inline engine
Year:1929

An engine designed and produced in small quantities at the Junkers Motorenbau plant in Dessau as a development of the earlier L5 engine. It was used between 1929 and 1934 in Junkers G.38 aircraft.

Technical data:

Configuration6-cylinder inline
Coolingwater
Compression ratio5.5
Propeller reduction0.5
Displacement22.9 l
Weight420 kg
Maximum power420 hp at 2100 rpm
Rated power350 hp at 1850 rpm