  Dominic_kingfish Member Username: Dominic_kingfish Post Number: 6 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 68.42.131.130 |
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Lghart Member Username: Lghart Post Number: 101 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 74.64.2.216 |
Nice photos, I used to work there when Chrysler was in Hangar 1. Thanks for sharing. | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1387 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 216.203.223.85 |
Here are a few other aircraft makers that I've found while looking for other stuff. Anyone know of any other ones? Buhl Verville Stout Stinson Detroit Aircraft Corp Aircraft Developement Corp, West Jefferson and Clark ______________________________ ___________________ Aircraft Powerplant Makers in Detroit http://www.aerofiles.com/motor s.html ______________________________ __ Albatross Albatross Co, Detroit MI. ---1910 - 50hp@1230rpm 477ci 6RA; dry wt: 250#. Fred Weinberg. Generally accepted as the first fixed radial engine design in the US. ---c.1911 - 100hp@1230rpm 712.43ci 6RW; dry wt: 275#. Similar to the previous, but larger and water-cooled. Angle Glenn D Angle, Detroit MI. ---1939 - 100hp 184ci 5RA. Continental c.1923: Aviation & Engr Corp, Detroit MI. 19??: Continental Aircraft Engine Co. 19??: Teledyne Continental. ---A-40 1931 (ATC 72, 174) - 37-40hp 115ci 4HOA. Credited as the simplest aviation production piston engine ever built. ---A-50 1938 - 50hp 171ci 4HOA. ---A-65-8F 1939 (ATC 205) - 65hp 171ci 4HOA. ---A-70 1928 (ATC 32) - 165-170hp 544ci 7RA. ---etc... Detroit Detroit Aeroplane Co, 74 Crane Ave, Detroit MI; Detroit Mfrs Syndicate. ---Aero 1910-20 - 30hp@1500rpm 237.48ci 2HOA. Fred Weinberg. ---Detroit Aeromotor (1921 Angle Encyclopedia) ---Aeromotor 1910 - 30-50hp 4LW. ---Aeromotor 1910 - 60-75hp 6LW. ---Viking 1919 - 140hp 16XA. Detroit, Detroit-Rickenbacker c.1918: Detroit Aeronautic Construction Co, 74 Crane Ave, Detroit MI. c.1920: Detroit Aircraft Engineering Corp (Glenn D Angle & Edward V Rickenbacker). 1928: Sold to LeBlond Co, Cincinnati. ---c.1920 - 30-75hp 4LW and 6LW. ---Air Cat 1925 - 60-85hp 234ci 5RA. Herman David L Herman, Detroit MI. ---1910 - 45hp 8VW. ---1910 - 70hp 8VW. Hurricane Hurricane Motors, Inc, Houston TX. 19??: Detroit MI. ---C-450 1928 - 150hp 8cyl unknown type. Kessler Kessler Motor Co, Detroit MI ---Kessler 200 (1921 Angle Encyclopedia) 1917 - 200hp@2400rpm 531.63ci supercharged geared 6LW. Ran a four-stroke cycle, but at the bottom of the intake stroke ports were opened to admit added air under pressure, governed by a rotary valve connected to the throttle, into the combustion chamber, which reportedly produced a compression ratio as low as 3.66:1. ---Kessler 6C-400 (1921 Angle Encyclopedia) 6C-400 1918 - 400hp 855.3ci 6LW; dry wt: 578#. Six-valves experimental; POP: 1. Liberty 1917: Packard Motor Co, Detroit MI. 1919: Liberty Engine & Foundry Co, Seymour CT. ---4 (L-4) 1918 - 100hp 4LW. POP: Only a few built by Hudson Motor Car Co, Detroit MI. None was used for flight. ---Liberty 6 (1921 Angle Encyclopedia) 6 (L-6) 1917 - 231hp@1700rpm to 240hp@1850rpm 824.46ci 6LW; dry wt: 567.5#. Charles Hall, J G Vincent. POP: about 50 built by Hall-Scott and Thomas-Morse Co. Conflicting data in the 1921 Angle book claims a total production of only 6, all built by T-M. Redesigned at McCook Field in 1920, and 10 engines were ordered by USAS. ---Liberty 8 (1921 Angle Encyclopedia) 8 1917 - 290hp@1700rpm to 317hp@2000rpm 1099.28ci 8VW; dry wt: 638#. POP: 15 built by Buick Co; vibration problems ended production, as well as a decision that more power was needed for combat aircraft ---etc... Maximotor Maximotor Makers, Detroit MI. ---1908 - 50hp 4LW. ---c.1910 - 60-70hp 4LW. ---c.1910 - 70-80hp 6LW. ---c.1910 - 80-100hp 6LW. ---c.1910 - 100hp 8LW. ---c.1915 - 120hp 8VW. ---c.1910 - 150hp 6LW. Michigan Fred Weinberg, Detroit MI ---1911-? hp 196.35ci 2RA. Both cylinders fired simultaneously each revolution; two-stroke cycle with an independent exhaust valve. Valves had no springs and were held in their seats by centrifugal force and operated by pushrods and rockers. Packard Packard Motor Car Co, Detroit MI. 1928: Ended aircraft operations except for experiments and WW2 production ---299 1922 - 100hp@2300rpm to 130hp@3300rpm 12VW; dry wt: 500#. POP: 2 racing engines. ---452 1916 - 140hp@2000rpm 452ci 6LW. POP: 2. ---etc... Viking Detroit Mfrs Syndicate Inc, Detroit MI ---1919 - 140hp@1600rpm 530.88ci 16XA; dry wt: 306#. Warner 1928: Warner Aircraft Corp, Detroit MI; 1940: Detroit MI. ---Junior 1928 - 50hp 5RA. ---Scarab 1928 (ATC 2) - 125hp@2050rpm 422ci 7RA; dry wt: 285#. ---Scarab Jr 1930 (ATC 54) - 90hp 5RA. ---Super Scarab (R-500) 19?? (ATC 104(?), 214) - 165hp@2100rpm 499ci 7RA; dry wt: 332#. ---Super Scarab (R-550) 19?? (ATC 235) - 185-200hp 555ci 7RA. (c. = circa), ATC/Group 2 Memo (in parentheses) - basic horsepower, displacement, number of cylinders and type: A = air cooled; H = horizontal; I = inverted; L = inline; O = opposed; R = radial; V = V-head; W = water- or liquid- cooled; X = X-head. designer; ? = unfound or uncertain data. From the 1921 Airplane Engine Encyclopedia by Glenn Angle |
