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Engine Holdings Of Engine Holdings of San Diego Aerospace Museum 2001 Pan American Plaza Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 234-8291 http://www.aerospacemuseum.org (08-24-2002) ENGINES NOT INSTALLED on AIRCRAFT Engine manufacturer Engine Model Engine Serial Number Aeronca E-107A Allison V-1710 F2L Allison V-1710 F3R Allison 250-C18T Allison / G.E. T56-A-426 Andover Motor Corp Aux Power Unit Andover Motor Corp USAF D2 10812 Anzani B Bakewell Wing foot Bristol Centaurus 17501 Cirrus MK III Continental A-40 Continental A-40-A Continental A-80-6J Continental R-670-4 Curtiss OX-5 C 41648 Curtiss V2-C-10/A 336 3796 Curtiss OX-5 Curtiss Conqueror VG-1570 32-268M Erco IL-116 5 Franklin AC-150-A 3117 Franklin 4 AC-150 G 199 H3 Franklin 6ACV-335-3 18409 Franklin 12AC-596 General Electric J-35 General Electric 1-16 203066 General Electric 1-16 X-000227 Guiberson T-1020 SERIES 4 Heath-Cleveland B-4 Heath-Henderson Heath-Henderson Jacobs L-4MB/R-755-9 Jacobs R-755-9/L-4 42-274976 Jacobs (CUTAWAY) L5 1174 Jacobs (Disassembled) R-755-7AC Junkers/German Jumo 004B-1 Kiekhaefer Kiekhaefer 0-45-1 RI-1 1512 Kiekhaefer 0-45-3J 142911 Kinner K-51R 372 Kinner K-51R 372 559 Kinner K-5/R 372 15817 Kinner, K-5 419 Klimov/Russian VK-1A Lawrance A-3 SC 40525 Lawrance 75 B/L-S Lawrance 2 cyl. opposed Le Blond 5F 1020 Le Rhone 9C Le Rhone (Rotating) 9C9 Le Risso Homebuilt Liberty L-12 4238 Lycoming 0-145-2 5227-2 Marquardt RJ43-MA-9 Marquardt R4A McCulloch 4318A McCulloch 0-150-2/6318 Menasco “Pirate” M-50 Menasco D-4/RCAF 18504 67 Menasco A-4 101 Menasco C-4 380 Menasco Packard DR-980 Packard DR-980 150 Pratt & Whitney Wasp, Jr. 225795 Pratt & Whitney “Wasp B” Pratt & Whitney R-1830-17 1803 Pratt & Whitney R-1860 32-5117 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 AC #40-2319 Pratt & Whitney R-4360 F-596390 Pratt & Whitney TF-30/J-57 674661 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Pratt & Whitney R-1344-AN-1 202502 (On P-26) Radioplane PD-74/D 269 Ranger 6-440-C2 1817 Ranger 6-440-C2 5524 Ranger SGV-770-C1 2392 Righter 0-45-1 R 28620 Righter 0-15-3 BK 596 RIGHTER 2-GS-17 421755 RIGHTER 2-GS-17 ROCKY MT. STEEL PEGASUS N/AVAILABLE Rolls-Royce V-1650-66 31901 Salmson 9zm 1363 Szekely SR-3-0 946 Thomas Model “8” 1176 Velie Velie(Disassembled) M-5 1184 Wallace (No C/shaft) L-S Walter/German 109-500A # ROC #2 Warner “Scarab” Weaver WHITNEY HOMEBUILT Williams F107-100 Wright Wright Running Replica Wright Vertical 4 67 Wright L-320 51004 Wright J-4B 7005 Wright J-5C Wright J-6-7 NAF-406 Wright 1820 CYCLONE 25594 Wright R-3350 Wright J-5A (in “Spirit” at Airport) Wright J-65 W 611384 Wright J9C Wright-Martin Hispano E-4 6311 Wright-Martin Hispano-Suiza A ENGINES INSTALLED on AIRCRAFT Aircraft Engine BOEING F4B-4 FULL SCALE (WOOD REPLICA) AERONCA COLLEGIAN DUPLEX AERONCA E-113A CURTISS WARHAWK P-40E ALLISON V-1710 BLERIOT XI ANZANI FAN PIPER J-3 CUB CONTINENTAL A-65 RUTAN VARIEZE “TOP HOG” CONTINENTAL 0-200 BOWERS FLYBABY CONTINENTAL A-75 TAYLORCRAFT L-2B CONTINENTAL C-75-12F MERCURY AIR SHOESTRING CONTINENTAL C-85-8F WACO UFB-2 TOURISTER CONTINENTAL R-670 STEARMAN BOEING KAYDET CONTINENTAL R-670-N AMERICAN EAGLE A-1 CURTISS OX-5 CURTISS TRIAD CURTISS OX-5 CURTISS-ROBERTSON ROBIN CURTISS OX-5 SWALLOW PT CURTISS OX-5 CURTISS JN-4D (JENNY) CURTISS OX-6 GYPSY MOTH de HAVILLAND GIPSY 1 PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER FORD PIETENPOL MOD FOKKER EINDECKER GNOME B-2 DEPERDUSSIN MONOCOQUE GNOME OMEGA ALBATROSS D-VA HALL-SCOTT L-6 BRAD 7.C.1 WRIGHT HISPANO-SUIZA A WACO YKS-7 JACOBS 5-755-9/L-4 DOUGLAS DAUNTLESS (3/4) JACOBS R-755-7 REARWIN CLOUDSTER KEN-ROYCE 7-F WEE BEE (REPRODUCTION) KIEKHAFFER 0-45-35 BRUNER-WINKLE BIRD KINNER K-5 FLEET 2 KINNER K-5 RYAN RECRUIT PT-22 KINNER R-56/R-540-3 BEACHEY “LITTLE LOOPER” LE RHONE C THOMAS MORSE “TOMMY” LE RHONE C FOKKER DR-1 LE RHONE JB-9 STINSON RELIANT SR-5 LYCOMING VAN'S RV-4 (HOMEBUILT) LYCOMING 0-320-D3G SUNDANCER (HOMEBUILT) LYCOMING O-290-D2 PITT SPECIAL LYCOMING 0-360-A4A BELL HUEY UH-1B IRIQUOIS LYCOMING T53-L-5 RYAN SUPERSPORT STA MENASCO PIRATE D4-87 NIEUPORT 28 C-4 MONOSOUPAPE 9-N MITSUBISHI ZERO NAKAJIMA SAKAE 31B GRUMMAN F4F-4 WRIGHT 1820 GRUMMAN F4F-3A P&W 1830-90 LTV VOUGHT F8J P&W J57-P-20A FORD TRIMOTOR (CENTER) P&W R-1344 FORD TRIMOTOR (LEFT) P&W R-1344 FORD TRIMOTOR (RIGHT) P&W R-1344 POLYNESIA (LEFT) P&W R-1830-92 POLYNESIA( RIGHT) P&W R-1830-92 GRUMMAN F6F HELLCAT P&W R-2800-10W LTV A-7B CORSAIR II P&W TF 350-P-6 SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE XVI PACKARD MERLIN 266 P-51 MUSTANG PACKARD MERLIN V-1650-7 UNKNOWN P&W R-1830-92 NIEUPORT 11 LE RHONE R-9-J RYAN OQ-2 DRONE RIGHTER 0-15-1 HARRIER AV-8A ROLLS ROYCE MARK 10301 KIT FOX ROTAX 912 MIG-15 RUSSIAN RD45-F MORANE SAULNIER MS 230 SALMSON 9AB CURTISS WRIGHT JUNIOR SALMSON AD9 GREAT LAKES TRAINER T2-1A WARNER SUPER SCARAB GRUMMAN DUCK WRIGHT 1820-54 VIN-FIZ WRIGHT E-X LINCOLN STANDARD WRIGHT HISPANO E-2 CONSOLIDATED PTO HUSKY WRIGHT HISPANO-SUIZA E-3 SPIRIT OF SAINT LOUIS WRIGHT J-5A RYAN B-54 BROUGHM WRIGHT J-6-9 DOUGLAS DAUNTLESS SBD-4 WRIGHT R-1820-52 RYAN M-1 MONOPLANE WRIGHT WHIRLWIND J-4A WRIGHT FLYER MUTUAL AVIATION BLACKBIRD UNKNOWN We have an engine exhibit planned for early 2003 that will commemorate the 100th anniversary of manned powered flight. It will consist of about 25 engines, from our running replica of the Wright Flyer engine, which we built from scratch, to late model axial and centrifugal flow jet engines. .
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