Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Manufacturer:
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company  Search this
Materials:
Aluminum, Steel, Copper, Magnesium, Rubber, Paint, Brass, Textile
Dimensions:
Length 129.5 cm (51 in.), Width 66.0 cm (26 in.), Height 90.64 cm (35. 69 in.)
Type:
PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
Circa 1928
Physical Description:
Type: Reciprocating, 12-cylinders, V-type, liquid-cooled
Power: 447 kw (600 hp) at 2,450 rpm
Displacement: 25.7 L (1,569 cu in.)
Bore and Stroke: 130.2 mm (5.125 in.) x 158.8 mm (6.25 in.)
Weight: 460.4 kg (1,015 lb)
Summary:
Glenn Curtiss of Hammondsport, New York, who built and raced bicycles early in the twentieth century, later raced, designed and built motorcycles and motorcycle engines. In 1904, a 5.2 kW (7-hp) Curtiss air-cooled engine powered a small dirigible, his first entry into aviation. Later in that decade, to achieve higher power, Curtiss developed liquid-cooled engines for aviation. A 1931 merger of the two famous aeronautical pioneers formed the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
The Conqueror was an outgrowth of the famous D-12, which had largely resulted from Curtiss collaborations with Charles B. Kirkham and Arthur Nutt, and was the last of the Curtiss liquid-cooled engine series to enter production. Between 1931 and 1937, 681 Conqueror engines were manufactured with both direct and geared drives that powered high-performance military and racing aircraft. The geared Conqueror G1V-1570-F powered the Douglas YO-31A and C, Douglas XO-35 and Y1O-35, and Douglas Y1O-43.
Credit Line:
Exchange with T. G. Vorhees
Inventory Number:
A19690359000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e54c2221-5fb9-454e-ad8a-427cb09fa9b2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19690359000