Fiat AS.8
The Fiat AS.8 was a large Italian 16-cylinder, liquid-cooled V configured aircraft racing engine designed and built in the late-1930s by Fiat for an attempt to capture the air speed record. Another reason for the design was to provide the Regia Aeronautica with high performance fighter aircraft engines.
| AS.8 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Piston V-16 aero engine |
| Manufacturer | Fiat Aviazione |
| First run | c.1940 |
| Developed from | Fiat AS.6 |
Production problems caused the project to be abandoned when Italy entered World War II in June 1940, power for the fighter designs moved to licensed-built Daimler-Benz DB 605 V-12 engines as the Fiat RA.1050.
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