Detroit Horizontally-Opposed 2-Cylinder Engine, ca. 1910-11. Creator: Detroit Airplane Motor Company.

Detroit Horizontally-Opposed 2-Cylinder Engine, ca. 1910-11. Creator: Detroit Airplane Motor Company.

2-839-699 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

This Detroit Aero Engines artifact is one of several engines designed by Fred Weinberg of Detroit, Michigan. Intended as an affordable power plant for amateur aviators throughout the U.S, it was built during 1910 and 1911, with one thousand or more claimed to be sold. Many fewer were believed to be used in completed airplanes.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Detroit Airplane Motor Company, attributed to: American: Maker, manufacturer

Medium
  1. Ceramic
  2. Copper alloy
  3. Magnesium
  4. Paint
  5. Steel
  6. Synthetic cork

Picture Type
  1. Object
  2. Propulsion-reciprocating & rotary

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6600x4784
File Size : 92,504kb


Aliases

  1. A19800226000
  1. NASM-A19800226000-NASM2014-04888.txt
  1. 0990010283
  1. 2-839-699
  1. 2839699
  1. A19800226000

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