title: Antoinette 8V
text: # Antoinette 8V
  
  The Antoinette 8V was an early French eight-cylinder, liquid-cooled, V engine, the first series production gasoline-fueled, spark plug ignition engine of any kind produced with manifold injection. It was typically rated at 37 kW (50 hp). First produced in 1906 it was used on a number of early French aircraft, including Alberto Santos Dumont's 14 Bis and the Antoinette company's own Antoinette VII.
  
  ## Specifications (Antoinette 8V)
  
  Data for: Antoinette 8V
  
  ### General characteristics
  
  * Type: 8-cylinder liquid-cooled V engine
  * Bore: 110 mm (4.33 in)
  * Stroke: 105 mm (4.13 in)
  * Displacement: 8.0 L (487 cu in)
  * Length: 1,120 mm (44 in)
  * Width: 630 mm (25 in)
  * Height: 540 mm (21 in)
  * Dry weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
  
  ### Components
  
  * Valvetrain: intake over exhaust
  * Fuel system: fuel injection
  * Cooling system: Liquid-cooled
  
  ### Performance
  
  * Power output: 37 kW (50 hp) at 1,100 RPM
  * Power-to-weight ratio: 0.4 kW/kg (0.24 hp/lb)
  