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  • Wright L-320 “Gipsy”

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Gipsy L-320 is a 90 hp, four-cylinder, in-line, air-cooled engine built by the Wright Aeronautical Corp. under license from the De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd. It is similar to the "Gipsy Minor" engine produced in England by De Havilland in the late 1930s

  • Liberty L-8

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The eight-cylinder version of the Liberty, also water-cooled, was the first Liberty designed and built; it preceded not only the Liberty 12 but also the four- and six-cylinder versions. It was also the first Liberty flight-tested in an airplane (Aug. 29,

  • Liberty L-6

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The six-cylinder water-cooled Liberty, which developed 200-215 hp, was built during World War I by Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corp. and Wright Aeronautical Corp. Since the L-6 was too large for mail airplanes and other types of engines were available for other

  • Liberty L-4

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The four-cylinder Liberty was an experimental water-cooled engine of 102 hp, built during World War I by the Hudson Motor Co. and intended primarily for use in training airplanes. Only two were produced since other types of engines for trainers were perfected

  • Curtiss K-12

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Curtiss K-12 was a milestone in the development of liquid-cooled aircraft engines and was regarded as one of the most advanced in the world for its time. Designed by Charles B. Kirkham and first tested in 1916, the K-12 featured a cast aluminum upper

  • Williams International F-121 Fanjet

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The advent of small jet-propelled aircraft challenged engine manufacturers to provide propulsion systems for them. When an engine was required to propel unmanned aircraft, such as the AGM-136A Tacit Rainbow, on a one-way trip to a target, they faced the added

  • Raussenberger (Rausie) E-6

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Rausie Model E-6 is an in-line, six-cylinder, liquid-cooled aviation engine of 175 hp. Among its features are built-up steel cylinders with cast aluminum water jackets and overhead values. It was manufactured in the early 1920s by the Steel Products

  • Packard DR-980 Diesel

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Packard DR-980 air-cooled diesel engine of 225 hp. Flight tested at Wright Field during the 1929-1932 period in the XPT-8 trainer, it was the Air Corps' first diesel aircraft engine. Its development was halted with the death of its designer.Click here to

  • LeRhone C-9

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The LeRhone C-9 was a French air-cooled rotary engine rated at 80 hp. It was installed in combat airplanes early in World War I, but as larger and more powerful engines were developed, it was gradually relegated to training-type airplanes.LeRhone engines were

  • Benz BZ-4

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Benz BZ-4 is a six-cylinder, liquid-cooled, in-line engine of 200 hp. The German A.G.O. C II, Albatross, D.F.W. CV, Halberstadt C III and Halberstadt CV reconnaissance aircraft were among those using this engine.Click here to return to the Featured