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How many Hispano-Suiza 8 engines were built during the First World War?

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49,893 Hispano-Suiza 8 engines were built during the First World War, the most-produced series of aero engines of the conflict. France produced 35,189 of them, and the Wright company built 8,976 Hispano-Suiza engines in those same years.

Published: November 5, 2026 · Updated: November 5, 2026 · Edited by Above Ten Thousand · Editorial policy

How many Hispano-Suiza 8 engines were built during the First World War?
Hispano Suiza (Wright Martin E), V-8 Engine

A water-cooled V8

The Hispano-Suiza 8 is a water-cooled SOHC V8 aero engine, introduced by Hispano-Suiza in 1914, which became the most widely used liquid-cooled engine in the aircraft of the Entente powers during the First World War. It was also the most-produced series of aero engines of that war, with 49,893 units built during the conflict.

Where they were built

France produced 35,189 Hispano-Suiza 8 engines during the war. The Wright company went on to build 8,976 Hispano-Suiza engines in those same years; 3,050 were built in the United Kingdom, and Italian production totalled 2,566 units. The Barcelona Hispano-Suiza, for its part, built 112 Hispano-Suiza 8 engines during the conflict.

A career that continued into the 1920s

The engine continued to be built in smaller numbers during the 1920s.

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