Meredith Chamberlain stopped in to donate these two engines, both with their original boxes. The engines are a Motori Cipolla .36 Super Combat and an O.S. Max I .15. Thanks, Meredith for helping to grow the collection!
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New Addition: Taifun engine
This Taifun 2.5cc diesel engine is neatly installed in the nose pod for a (now destroyed) Control Line model. The engine was recently donated in memory of Marion E. Blackford of Grayville, IL. Thank you to those who honored the memory of Mr. Blackford and helped grow the museum’s collection! […]
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New Addition: Super Cyclone engine
According to notes in the back of the engine manual, Bill Bennett ran this engine twice, for a total of 53 minutes in 1951. It was never installed in a model airplane, which explains why this Super Cyclone engine is in pristine condition. The engine was donated to the museum […]
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Kulczyk’s Ducted Fan Motors
Wallace A. “Mike” Kulczyk enjoyed the challenges of building and flying scale model jets. In the mid-to-late 1960s the biggest challenge involved was simulating the jet engine with ducted fan systems. Before these systems were commercially available many modelers, including Mike, pioneered “fans in a can.” Ducted fan systems placed […]
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New Addition: Mercury 45 engine
Avion Machine and Tool Co. marketed their Mercury 45 engine to RC fans in 1946 by focusing on their new “real” carburetor which could regulate both gas and air simultaneously, allowing full control over the speed. The ad makes a point, though, to say that while this is most advantageous […]
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New Addition: KME .60 engine
Thanks to John H. Lane, Jr. for the new addition to the museum’s engine collection, a KME .60 model helicopter engine. Thanks, John, for helping to grow the museum’s collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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Old Ad: Santa approves of McCoy 60 Red Head
The Duro-Matic Products Co. was very proud of their newest McCoy 60 Red Head engine, proclaiming that it set the official AMA world’s record of 123.88 mph in August 1946. Similar ads for the engine appeared in both Model Airplane News and Air Trails Pictorial in December 1946. Although the […]
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Old Ad: Viking Knight in Santa Land
This comic-strip ad for the Viking 65 engine found in the December 1946 issue of Model Airplane News is too fun not to share. Just click on the picture for a bigger version. Hopefully the Viking Knight and Santa are happy to learn that one Viking 65 has found its […]
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Old Ad, Get Your Own P-30 engine for Christmas
Whether you were a parent looking to fulfill your child’s wishes of a model engine for Christmas, or an adult looking to spend your Christmas funds, Phantom Motors had an ad targeting you during the 1946 Christmas season. Although the Phantom P-30 in the museum’s collection is missing its […]
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New Addition: MP Jet .061 Diesel
This MP Jet .061 diesel engine was recently donated in Memory of Raymond E. Thibodeau. We’re pleased to add this to our engine collection. Thank you! In addition to the engine, two books were also added to the museum’s library collection: ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation […]
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