UCurtiss Iwumkhiqizo owaziwa ngokukhiqiza izithuthuthu eziwubukhazikhazi nezikhethekile. Yingakho sekunesikhathi edlala ngamadizayini angahle abe nawo amamodeli akhe alandelayo kagesi. Nokho, lokho asilethela kona kulesi senzakalo kungaphezu kwalokho angakujwayele: a ibhethri elibukeka njengenjini ye-V8.
Empeleni lolu hlobo lunikezelwe ezithuthuthu zikagesi isikhathi esifushane. Kwakungonyaka wezi-2017 lapho enquma ukushintsha kakhulu indlela yakhe yokwenza izinto, ukuze khiqiza izithuthuthu ezisebenza ngogesi kuphela. Ngakho-ke, lo mklamo ubonakala uyindlela yokuvalelisa ezinjini ezivuthayo njenge Ukuhlonipha i-Curtiss V-8 ka-1906.
Isekelwe ngesithuthuthu sakudala
Lesi sithuthuthu sakudala sasixhaswe yi-a injini yakhelwe imikhumbi yezindiza. I-8-litre V4.4 ilethe amandla angu-40 hp ku-1.800 rpm. Naphezu kwalokhu kusebenza kabi uma kuqhathaniswa namabhayisikili amanje, ikwazile ukushaya i- irekhodi isivinini nebanga lika-219,5 km/h. Yize ngeshwa ibingakabhaliswa ngokusemthethweni.
Ibhayisikili oyibona ezithombeni yilona UCurtiss Zeus, esithole leli bhethri elenziwe ngamasilinda azimele ayi-8 ekubuyekezweni kwayo kwakamuva. Njengoba kuchazwe umklami womkhiqizo, Jordan Cornille: “Ngamaseli ebhethri apakishwe ngaphakathi kwemibhoshongo eyisilinda eyisishiyagalombili emiswe ngephethini ye-radial V, asikwazi nje ukusizakala ngolimi lwe-V8 luka-Glenn oluyisakhiwo sodumo, kodwa futhi siyakwazi ukufeza ukusebenza kahle okukhulu kokupholisa okuvela ebhethrini. Kulokhu, akukho ukuvumelana phakathi kwefomu nokusebenza. "
Imininingwane yeCurtiss Zeus V8
Ukuthi amazwi ka-Cornille mayelana nokusebenza kwalo mklamo ayiqiniso noma cha, okusobala ukuthi umthamo wayo uphakathi kweziphakeme kakhulu kwesigaba sakho. Lawo masilinda ayisishiyagalombili anezela ku-16,8 kWh esewonke. Ngalo kufanele wondle a injini kagesi ene-220 hp. Ngaphambilini uCurtiss wayesebenzisa izinjini zomkhiqizo Zero kuZeus, kodwa ekugcineni ukhethe izinjini ochungechungeni lwe-Yasa P400 R.
Ngokuqondene nezinye izingxenye ze-Zeus V8, ukumiswa kwangaphambili kuyi-a imfoloko ye-aluminium, i-chassis iyifreyimu ye-chrome titanium tubular hand-fusion welded futhi amasondo kukhona carbon fibre. lesi sithuthuthu sikagesi sizokhiqizwa ngonyaka ozayo futhi sizoza a intengo zamadola angu-75.000 (ama-euro angu-66.457 ngamanani okushintshaniswa amanje). Leyo yintengo yokuba nesithuthuthu esiyingqayizivele ngempela.