Liberty L-12 V-12 piston engine

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Liberty_L-12_V-12_piston_engine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	piston engine
gptkbp:bore	5 inches
gptkbp:compressionRatio	5.4:1
gptkbp:configuration	V-12
gptkbp:coolingSystem	liquid-cooled
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:Elbert_J._Hall gptkb:Jesse_G._Vincent
gptkbp:displacement	27 liters
gptkbp:firstFlight	1917
gptkbp:fuelType	gptkb:gasoline carburetor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Liberty L-12 V-12 piston engine
gptkbp:ignition	dual magneto
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Packard_Motor_Car_Company gptkb:Lincoln_Motor_Company
gptkbp:notableFor	mass production use in tanks after WWI
gptkbp:notableUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:U.S._Army gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps gptkb:U.S._Navy gptkb:U.S._Postal_Service gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Service gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force gptkb:Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Corps
gptkbp:numberBuilt	over 20,000
gptkbp:powerOutput	400 hp
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Hispano-Suiza_8
gptkbp:stroke	7 inches
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Allison_V-1710
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	gptkb:Handley_Page_O/400 gptkb:Curtiss_NC_flying_boat gptkb:De_Havilland_DH-4 gptkb:Airco_DH.9A
gptkbp:usedInAirship	gptkb:USS_Shenandoah gptkb:R34
gptkbp:usedInBoat	Miss America (racing boat) Miss Columbia (racing boat)
gptkbp:usedInTank	gptkb:M26_Pershing M4A2 Sherman (as basis for GM 6046 engine)
gptkbp:valvetrain	single overhead camshaft
gptkbp:weight	844 lb
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Douglas_A-2
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7