Object Details
- Designer
- Elbert J. Hall
- Manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Designer
- Jesse G. Vincent
- Physical Description
- Type: Reciprocating, V-type, 12 cylinders, water cooled
- Power rating: 298 kW (400 hp) at 1,800 rpm
- Displacement: 27 L (1,649 cu in.)
- Bore and Stroke: 127 mm (5 in.) x 178 mm (7 in.)
- Weight: 383 kg (844 lb)
- Summary
- The Liberty engine was America's most important contribution to aeronautical technology during World War I. Jesse G. Vincent of Packard and Elbert J. Hall of Hall-Scott co-designed it in mid-1917 for the U.S. government, which wanted a standard design in 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-cylinder versions that could be quickly mass-produced to equip U.S. combat aircraft. Automakers Ford, Lincoln, Packard, Marmon, and Buick produced 20,748 Liberty 12s before the Armistice, which insured their widespread use into the 1920s and '30s.
- This is one of the four Ford Motor Co. Liberty 12 Model A's that powered the Navy-Curtiss NC-4, the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean, May 16-31, 1919. The Model A also powered such aircraft as the de Havilland DH-4, Fokker T2, Loening Model 23, Douglas World Cruiser, Douglas M-1 Mailplane, and Curtiss H-16 flying boat.
- Long Description
- Ford Liberty 12 Model A
- The Liberty engine was America's most important contribution to aeronautical technology during World War I. Jesse G. Vincent of Packard and Elbert J. Hall of Hall-Scott co-designed it in mid-1917 for the U.S. government, which wanted a standard design in 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-cylinder versions that could be quickly mass-produced to equip U.S. combat aircraft. Automakers Ford, Lincoln, Packard, Marmon, and Buick produced 20,748 Liberty 12s before the Armistice, which insured their widespread use into the 1920s and '30s.
- This is one of the four Liberty 12 Model A's that powered the Navy-Curtiss NC-4, the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean, May 16-31, 1919. The Model A also powered such aircraft as the de Havilland DH-4, Fokker T2, Loening Model 23, Douglas World Cruiser, Douglas M-1 Mailplane, and Curtiss H-16 flying boat.
- Transferred from the U.S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics
- Type: reciprocating, 12 cylinders, V-type, liquid cooled
- Power rating: 298 kW (400 hp) at 1,800 rpm
- Displacement: 27 L (1,649 cu in)
- Weight: 383 kg (844 lb)
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Co., Detroit, Mich.
- A19230029000
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the U.S. Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, D.C.
- 1919
- Inventory Number
- A19230029000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
- Materials
- Metal
- Dimensions
- Length 171.1 cm (67.375 in.), Width 68.6 cm (27.0 in.), Height 105.4 cm (41.5 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- Boeing Aviation Hangar
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19230029000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9140ccba5-9e84-40da-8cf5-01117bfae307
