National Air and Space Museum

Engine Display
Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 2003

 

 

NO.

ENGINE

Date

1         

Curtiss A-2 V-2

1909

2         

Wright Vertical 4

1910

3         

Bates Model 2B 2-Cylinder Opposed

1910

4         

Dutheil-Chalmers 2-Cylinder Opposed

1910

5         

Taft-Peirce Two-Stroke V-8

1911

6         

Murray Rotary 6

1911

7         

Curtiss Model K In-Line 4

1912

8         

Hall Scott A-1 In-Line 4

1912

9         

Le Rhone Model J Rotary 9

1915

10    

Curtiss 0X-5 V-8

1916

11    

Benz BZ-4S In-Line 6

1918

12    

Ford Liberty 12 Model A

1918

13    

Hispano-Suiza Model 8 Ca V-8

1918

14    

King-Bugatti U-16

1918

15    

Lawrance L-3 Radial 3

1920

16    

Bristol Jupiter VIIIF

1927

17    

Heath-Henderson B-4 In-Line 4

1928

18    

Lycoming R-680-BA

1930

19    

Napier Lion W-12

1930

20    

Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. R-985-AN-14B

1930

21    

Pratt & Whitney Hornet R-1860-B

1930

22    

Salmson 9AD

1930

23    

Warner Scarab 110

1930

24    

ERCO I-L 116 In-Line 4

1940

25    

Lycoming 0-145-B2

1940

26    

Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-2000

1940

27    

Wright Cyclone GR-3350

1940

28    

Allison V1710-33

1940

29    

Junkers Jumo 004 B4

1942

30    

Westinghouse 9.5A (J32-WE-2)

1944

31    

Naval Technical Arsenal Ne-20

1945

32    

Aichi Atsuta 31, Ha 60 Model 31

1945

33    

Packard (Rolls-Royce) Merlin V-1650-7

1945

34    

Lycoming XR-7755-3

1945

35    

Napier Nomad II Model E 145

1947

36    

Continental J69-T-25A

1955

37    

Lycoming T-53-L-1 (LTC1B-1)

1960

38    

Lycoming PLF1A-2

1964

39    

Wright Aeronautical Wankel RC2-60 Rotary

1965

40    

AlliedSignal TFE731

1970

41    

Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D

1970

42    

Teledyne CAE J402-CA-400

1975

 

 

Aircraft Propulsion Artifacts Case
Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 2003

Engine Starter Hand Crank
Ford Tri-Motor
U.S., 1928

Engine Starter Hand Crank
U.S., 1935
Owned by air racer Roscoe Turner.

Breech Mechanism for Cartridge-Type Starter
Eclipse Aviation Corp.
U.S., World War II

Starter Cartridge
U.S., World War II

Type AK11 Two-Cycle Starter Engine
Junkers Jumo 004 Turbojet
Germany, World War II

Bosch Type AL/SED-AR1 Hand/Inertia Engine Starter
Germany, World War II

Starter Engaging Mechanism Cutaway
Rolls-Royce Dart Turboprop
Great Britain, 1950s

Starter Motor and Solenoid
Bijur Motor Appliance Co., Liberty 12 Engine
U.S., World War I

Piston
Le Rhone Model C
France, World War I

Piston
Wright R-3350
U.S., 1940s

Piston
Pratt & Whitney R-1340
U.S., 1930s

Connecting Rod
Langley-Manly-Balzer Radial Engine
U.S., 1903

Piston and Connecting Rod
Curtiss Engines
U.S., 1908
Gift of Gould Dietz

Piston and Connecting Rod
Oberursel UR IIIa Rotary Engine
Germany, World War I

Connecting Rods
Daimler-Benz DB 600 Series Engine
Germany, World War II

Connecting Rod Assembly
Brownback C-400 Six-Cylinder Radial Engine
U.S., 1920s

Curtiss OX-5 V-8 Crankshaft
U.S., World War I

Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp Crankshaft
U.S., World War II

Compressor Turbine Wheel Assembly
Rolls-Royce Dart Turboprop
Great Britain, 1950s

Experimental Valves, Valve Seats, and Pistons
U.S., 1920-1940
These objects are from the experimental laboratory of Samuel D. Heron, aeronautical engine and fuels pioneer.

Wright Vertical In-Line 4 Cylinder
U.S., 1908

Langley-Manly-Balzer Radial 5 Cylinder
U.S., 1903

Hall-Scott A-5 In-Line 6 Cylinder
U.S., 1912

Beardmore In-Line 6 Cylinder
Great Britain, World War I

Liberty 12 Model A V-12 Cylinder
U.S., World War I
Transferred from the U.S. Air Force

Union In-Line 6 Cylinder
U.S., 1917

Le Rhone Model C Rotary 9 Cylinder
France, World War I
Damaged in combat (note bullet hole) while in a Lafayette Escadrille aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Radial 9 Cylinder
U.S., 1930s

Lycoming R-680 Radial 9 Cylinder
U.S., 1930s

Lawrance Model 20A Radial Auxiliary Power Plant Cylinder
U.S., 1940s

Wright Cyclone R-3350 Turbo Compound Radial 18 Cylinder
U.S., 1950s

Water Pump
Curtiss OX-5 V-8
U.S., World War I

Type C-7 Fuel Pump Cutaway
Pump Engineering Service Corp. (PESCO)
U.S., 1930s

Hydraulic Oil Pump
Pump Engineering Service Corp. (PESCO)
U.S., 1930s-1940s

Gear-Type Oil Pump Cutaway
Pump Engineering Service Corp. (PESCO)
U.S., 1930s-1940s

Type B-1A Vacuum Pump Cutaway
Pump Engineering Service Corp. (PESCO)
U.S., 1930s

Fuel Pump Cutaway
General Electric J33 Turbojet
U.S., World War II

Model 2 Ko Vacuum Pump
Tokyo Instrument Manufacturing Co.
Japan, World War II

Fuel Injector Pump Cutaway
Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Co.
Japan, World War II

Piston-Type, Engine-Driven Oil Pump
Italy, World War II

Model PW-34 Propeller Governor
Woodward Governor Co.
U.S., 1934

Constant-Speed Propeller Governor Cutaway
Hamilton Standard Propellers
U.S., 1940

Curtiss Electric Propeller Brush Block
U.S., World War II

Model 2 Electric Propeller Governor
Japan, World War II

Hamilton Standard Controllable-Pitch Propeller Cutaway
U.S., 1930s

Generator Impeller
American Propeller and Manufacturing Co.
U.S., World War I

Generator Impeller
Liberty
Hartzell Walnut Propeller Co.
U.S., World War I

Mea BH4 Magneto
Germany, 1900s

Splitdorf Dixie 1200 Magneto
Liberty 12
U.S., 1920s

Scintilla V-AG9-D Magneto
Wright J-5
U.S., 1930s

Bosch ZM14C Cutaway
BMW 801A, 801C
Germany, World War II

NACA Roots-Type Model 2 Supercharger
Allison Engineering Co.
U.S., 1930s

Supercharger Impeller
Wright R-1820
U.S., World War II

Wright WT-94 Turbosupercharger
Wright R-1820
U.S., 1943

Centrifugal Supercharger
Daimler-Benz DB 605
Germany, World War II

Power Recovery Turbine
Wright R-3350 Turbo Compound
U.S., 1940s-1950s

Type C-Series Turbosupercharger Cutaway
General Electric
U.S., World War II

Puddle Carburetor
Curtiss Engines
U.S., 1900s

Stromberg PR100-E2 Four-Throat Pressure Injection Carburetor
Pratt & Whitney R-4360
U.S., 1940s-1950s

Zenith Two-Throat, Float-Type Carburetor
Curtiss OX-5
U.S., 1910s-1930s

Zenith Two-Throat, Float-Type Carburetor
Liberty-12
U.S., World War I

Bendix Model PR58P3 Two-Throat Pressure Carburetor
Wright Cyclone R-3350-75
U.S., World War II

Stromberg Type NA-R-6 Single-Throat, Float-Type Carburetor
Continental R-670
U.S., 1930s

Maybach MB-IVa Engine Carburetor
Germany, World War I

Holley Automatic Variable Venturi Pressure Carburetor Cutaway
Wright R-1820
U.S., World War II

C-3 Fuel Strainer Cutaway
Lunkenheimer Co.
U.S., 1930s-1940s

Fuel Control Valve Cutaway
Altitude Compensator, G.E. I-16 Turbojet
U.S., World War II

9011G-1 Kommandogerät Engine Control
Junkers Jumo 213 Inverted V-12
Germany, World War II

Jet Fuel Control Cutaway
Pratt & Whitney J-57 Turbojet, Hamilton Standard Corp.
U.S., 1950s

Fuel Injection Pump
Junkers Jumo 211
Germany, World War II

9-2274K-1 Fuel Injection Pump
Daimler-Benz DB 600 Series
Germany, World War II

 

Tools and Tool Kits

Daimler-Benz DB 601
Germany, World War II

Liberty 12 Model A
Kennedy Manufacturing Co.
U.S., World War I

General Electric T700 Turboshaft
U.S., 1970s

Aichi Atsuta Inverted V-12
Japan, World War II

Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340
U.S., 1927

Camshaft and Magneto Timing Degree Wheel
Hispano-Suiza V-8
U.S., World War I

 

Engine Data Plates and Manufacturers’ Emblems

Allison V-3420
U.S., World War II

Allison V-1710
U.S., World War II

Liberty-12 Aircraft Engine Model A
U.S., World War I

CECO Carburetor
Chandler-Evans Corp.
U.S., World War II

Water Injection Regulator
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
U.S., World War II

Emblem
BMW 801C Radial
Germany, World War II

Emblem
Wright Aircraft Engines
U.S., World War II

Emblem
Lawrance Engineering and Research Corp.
U.S., 1930s-1940s

Takeoff and Landing Checklist

License Plate Tag
Ranger Engines
U.S., World War II

Employee Badge
Curtiss Motor Co.
U.S., 1920s

New Employee Badge
Allison Engineering Co.
U.S., 1930s

Employee Badge
Aircraft Hardware Manufacturing Co.
U.S., World War II

Employee Badge
Hartzell Industries
U.S., World War II

Employee Badges
Thompson Products, Inc.
U.S., World War II

Decal
Continental Motors
U.S., 1930s
A20020512000

License Plate Tag
Kinner Engines
U.S., World War II

Employee Badge
Ranger Aircraft Engines
U.S., World War II

Visitor Badge
Packard Motor Car Co.
U.S., World War II

Visitor Badge
Jacobs Aircraft Engine Co.
U.S., World War II

License Plate Tag
Lycoming Division of Aviation Manufacturing Corp.
U.S., World War II

Decal
Curtiss Electric Propellers
U.S., World War II

Employee Badge
Curtiss-Wright Propeller Div.
U.S., World War II

Employee Badge
Aircooled Motors Corp.
U.S., World War II

 

 

 

Spark Plugs

 Rajah “Pasha” and Box
U.S., 1910s

Champion
U.S., Pre-1935

Ponsot (Bethlehem)
U.S., Pre-1935

Ideal
U.S., Pre-1935

Mosler “Vesuvius”
U.S., Pre-1935

Mosler “Airplane 775”
U.S., 1917

H.M.S. “Bulldog”
Great Britain, Pre-1935

A. Mozzer “Soot-Proof Torpedo”
U.S., Pre-1935

Reflex
U.S., 1910

Splitdorf
U.S., Pre-1935

Splitdorf
U.S., Pre-1935

B.G. Model 706 and Box
U.S., Pre-1935

Bethlehem Aviation/Silvex
U.S., Pre-1935

A.C.
U.S., Pre-1935

DOM
U.S., Pre-1935

Bethlehem Aviation
U.S., Pre-1935

312 H-T and Box
U.S., Pre-1935

B.G. Model 314-GS
U.S., Pre-1935

Mosler
U.S., Pre-1935

Jewel Incorporated
U.S., 1904

Infinite Spark
U.S., Pre-1935

437 H-T
U.S., Pre-1935

Champion R-1
U.S., Pre-1935

Champion AY-4
U.S., Post-1935

Champion C 26 and Box
U.S., Post-1935

Champion Type C34S and Paper Storage Tube
U.S., Post-1935

A.C. VS86 and Aluminum Storage Tube
U.S., World War II

Type Y1 and Paper Storage Tube
Japan, World War II

Flint L-26 and Box
U.S., Post-1935

Champion C34S Cutaway
U.S., Post-1935
Gift of Ethyl Corporation

Spark Plug Shield
American Bosch Magneto Corp.
U.S., 1929

 

 

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