Talk:Fiat AS.6

But it's not a V24...
This isn't a V24. It's two V12's installed as a unit, but they have separate crankshafts and drive separate props. A DB604 is also two V-12's connected together, but in that case the two units are geared together to drive a single prop. In this case, the two engines are totally independent of each other; each one drives its own prop unit; there is no connection between the two. That is not a "V24", it's a "tandem V12". The only thing that makes them a unit, per se, is the special provisions given to forward unit to allow the rear driveshaft to pass through the front engines crankcase, and presumably some special fixtures that allow them to be bolted together. Unless of course, they aren't even bolted together, and are simply mounted individually to the airframe. The only good reason to bolt them together in the first place is to make it easier to install them as a unit, and I suppose as a racing engine, they'd have had to pull the whole thing out for a rebuild frequently. In any case, I dispute labeling the AS.6 a "V24" engine on the above grounds. At the very least, the article ought to make it clear that it's not typical V24, and that it could be considered for all intents and purposes two independent V12's in tandem..45Colt 17:17, 7 August 2015 (UTC)