← Jane's All the World's Aircraft. 1913
Chapter 51
Italian
CAPRONI & FACCANONI.
Soc. di Aviazione Ingri Caproni & Faccanoni, Vizzola Ticino. (Dirigibles only.) FIAT.
Fabbrica Italiano Automobile Torino, 30-35 Corso Dante, Turin (Torino).
60 h.p., 6 cyl., 105×130 176 lbs.
120 h.p., 12 cyl., 105×130 ? lbs.
Radial, air-cooled.
H.T. magneto.
Mechanical inlets.
Forced lubrication.
60 h.p., 4 cyl., 150×200 (1200 r.p.m.) 220 lbs.
200 h.p., 4 cyl., 170×250 (1200 r.p.m.) 1443 lbs.
Vertical.
H.T. magneto and accumulators.
Mechanical inlets.
Forced lubrication.
Features.--
Enclosed valves.
Single cast-iron cylinders.
GNOME.
Fab. Italiana Mot. Gnome, 73 Strada Venaria, Turin (Torino). ITALA.
Itala Fabbrica Automobili, Barriera Orbassano, Turin (Torino).
Works of the Italian built Gnome engines.
50-55 h.p., 4 cyl., 115×140 (1500 r.p.m.) 397 lbs.
Vertical, water-cooled (pump).
H.T. magneto.
Mechanical inlets.
Forced lubrication.
Features.--
Cylinders in pairs.
Overhead inlets.
Automatic carburetter.
(Dirigibles only.) ISOTTA-FRASCHINI.
Fabbrica Automobili Isotta-Fraschini, 79 Via Monte Rosa, Milan.
100 h.p., 4 cyl., 130×180 ( r.p.m.) 662 lbs.
500 h.p., 8 cyl., 150×200 ( r.p.m.) 1543 lbs.
Vertical.
H.T. magneto.
Mechanical inlets.
Forced lubrication (pump).
Features.--
Overhead inlets.
Horizontal exhausts.
Special radiation.
Zenith carburetter.
L. U. C. T.
Ladetto-Ubertalli & Cavalchini, Via Cavalli.-Angolo Via Circonvallazione Turin (Torino). S. P. A.
Società Ligure Piemontese Automobili, Barriera Crocetta, Turin.
50 h.p., 7 cyl., 110×120 ? lbs.
80 h.p., 9 cyl., 110×120 ? lbs.
100 h.p., 9 cyl., 122×150 ? lbs.
Rotary, air-cooled.
H.T. magneto.
Mechanical inlets.
Forced lubrication.
40-50 h.p., 4 cyl., 95×150 (1200 r.p.m.) 199 lbs.
Horizontal, water-cooled (pump).
H.T. magneto and accumulators.
Mechanical inlets.
Forced lubrication.
Features.--
Two pistons per cylinder.
Ball bearings throughout.
There is also a vertical 160 h.p. dirigible engine.