Kinner K-5
Country: United States
Year: 1927
Horsepower: 100
RPM: 1810
Weight: 275 lbs
Displacement: 372 cu. in.
Configuration: 5 cylinder radial, air-cooled
Used in: Fleet Model 2, Mohawk Pinto, Kinner Sportster, Bird
Description: Established in 1919, Kinner produced engines through 1945. Thousands were used in wartime trainers and their distinctive clattering and long , slender cylinders on a small crankcase were characteristic of all Kinners
Lawrance A-3
Country: United States
Year: 1917
Horsepower: 28
RPM: 1400
Weight: 200 lbs
Configuration: 2 cylinder opposed, air-cooled
Used in: Shinnecock light plane, Penguin ground trainers
Description: The opposed pistons of this engine working off the same crank resulted in excessive vibration. A Navy contract for 50 engines was awarded to the company; however, the facility (in a NYC loft) was not adequate for production. Wright Aeronautical purchased Lawrance along with the contract.
LeBlond 66
Country: United States
Year: 1928
Horsepower: 65
RPM: 1950
Weight: 240 lbs
Displacement: 251 cu. in.
Configuration: 5 cylinder radial, air-cooled
Used in: Davis V-3, Kari-Keen Coupe
Description: The LeBlond company (who were famous for their quality machine tools) produced a small line of engines up to the outbreak of W.W.II. Although many LeBlonds were used in Rearwin aircraft, the aircraft engine business did not live up to company President Richard LeBlond’s expectations.
Le Rhône
Country: France
Year: 1912
Horsepower: 80
RPM: 1200
Weight: 268 lbs
Displacement: 667 cu. in.
Configuration: 9 cylinder rotary, air-cooled
Used in: Nieuport XI, Sopwith Pup
Description: Le Rhône rotaries were produced in large scale in France and Sweden. The Union Switch and Signal Company in Swissvale, Pennsylvania also manufactured these types. The Le Rhône used less fuel and oil than the contemporary Gnome and was cheaper, lighter and could idle smoothly at low R.P.M.s
Le Rhône 9J
Country: France
Year: 1914
Horsepower: 110
RPM: 1200
Weight: 308 lbs
Displacement: 919 cu. in.
Configuration: 9 cylinder rotary, air-cooled
Used in: Avro 504, Bristol M.1
Description: The Le Rhone 9J was produced in France by Gnome et Rhône, and under license in Great Britain. The type was also copied in Germany where it was known as the Oberursel Ur.II. This Le Rhône powered the museum’s Avro 504K reproduction for many years until it was retired in 2009.
Liberty
Country: United States
Year: 1918
Horsepower: 420
RPM: 1700
Weight: 844 lbs
Displacement: 1649 cu. in.
Configuration: V-12, liquid -cooled
Used in: De Havilland DH-4, Douglas N-2, Curtiss Falcon
Description: Produced in large numbers and used extensively in mail planes following the War, the Liberty was a significant U.S. contribution to aviation. Jesse Vincent of Packard and E.J. Hall of Hall-Scott designed the engine in five days. One month later the first prototype was built and running.
Rinek B-8
Country: United States
Year: 1909
Horsepower: 40-60
RPM: 1200
Weight: 300 lbs
Displacement: 572 cu. in.
Configuration: V-8, water-cooled
Used in: Rinek Voisin
Description: The engines built by Norvin Rinek’s company were the first 8 cylinder water-cooled types to be made in the U.S.A. for aircraft use. Rinek’s most notable contribution to aviation was his introduction and application of specialized materials to both engine and aircraft design that combined strength, durability and light weight.
Roberts-Model-P
Country: United States
Year: 1911
Horsepower: 40
RPM: 1400
Weight: 165 lbs
Displacement: 318 cu. in.
Configuration: 4 cylinder in-line, liquid-cooled
Used in: Ecker Flying Boat, Benoist Flying Boat
Description: The Roberts, being a two-cycle design, consumed more fuel, was more difficult to start and required more attention to keep running than its four-cycle contemporaries. By 1914 it was obsolete.
Salmson-AB
Country: France
Year: 1929
Horsepower: 230
RPM: 1700
Weight: 583 lbs
Displacement: 1146 cu. in.
Configuration: 9 cylinder radial
Used in: Morane Saulnier M.S.130
Description: Salmson entered the aero engine business in 1911 and concentrated their efforts on the static radial configuration. From 1920 on, all Salmson engines were entirely air-cooled. The company was liquidated in 1951.