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Permanent Exhibition Engines Engine Hall

Packard 1A-2025 

Country:USA
Type:inline engine
Year:1918

This engine, featuring four valves per cylinder, is an improved version of the legendary Liberty engine mass-produced by the Packard company. Originally planned to power military aircraft, it was produced in very limited quantities due to the end of the war.

The displayed specimen bears serial number 6. Engines of this type were installed on the Verville VCP-1 and Loening racing aircraft, which won the Pulitzer Trophy races in 1920 and 1922.

Technical data:

Configuration12-cylinder V-type
Coolingwater
Displacement33 l
Weight661 kg
Power 585 hp at 2000 rpm