It is considered an Italian-American engine.

-It was constructed and modified -improved- in the US by the well-known car brand, Duesenberg Motors Corp, under the direction of C.B. King

-Although Bugatti was of Italian origin, his construction and professional career was in France (see Bugatti).

-They were twin engines, joined by a common crankshaft bench and a single gearbox.

“King-Bugatti”

-It is a water-cooled, double-bank, 16-cylinder engine that gives 410/420 hp at 2,000 rpm. From the year 1917.

“King-Bugatti cutaway”

-The eight cylinders of each bank corresponded to the engine of the famous Italian-French car of the Bugatti brand.

-Below we show a photo of the King Bugatti at the NASM. As the rooms where the engines are exposed are somewhat dark and with focused lighting, the engine offers these contrasts.

-However, you can see some details that do not appear in the photo-drawing of the main text.

“King-Bugatti at the NASM”

“King Bugatti”

-This second illustration has been extracted from a manual and is already clear enough.

-The double row of cylinders on a single crankcase, with two crankshafts, totaled 16 cylinders and delivered about 410 HP.

-Both crankshafts add up their output power to a single propeller shaft, but they are automatically disengaged if one of them fails.

“Frontal cross-section for the King-Bugatti”

“King-Bugatti top view”

Del Apéndice 12: Foto tomada en un museo y colgada en la red que consideramos interesante reproducir para didáctica. (PeT)

From Appendix 12: Photo taken in a museum and posted on the web that we consider interesting to reproduce for teaching. (PiP).

“On static bench”

-This engine appears as a drawing in the "Bugatti" chapter. It was manufactured in the USA by Duesenberg.