The 1910 Jopson Gasoline Motor weighed 7.5 pounds and had a unique wick carburetor system installed in a tank without any sort of pressurization. Could it actually power a model airplane in flight? Yes! …. Or, well, we’re pretty sure. Photographs published in the book Model Aeroplaning: Its Practice and […]
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1910 Jopson Motor Carburetor
One of the most unique features of the 1910 Jopson Motor is the wick carburetor system in the fuel tank. A small plate on the tank holds a series of wicks that are immersed in the fuel and evaporate fuel vapor into the passing air stream, which is then pulled […]
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1910 Jopson Motor: Before & After
When Art Gaier first received the Jopson Motor it was missing pieces and looking pretty old and worn. After many internet searches and talking to people, he met and started conversing with the owner of another Jopson Motor in England. Between the two of them they had complete parts for […]
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In the early 20th century, as model aviation was spreading as a hobby, there was also a growing interest in gasoline engines. And, of course, many people attempted to make gasoline engines small enough to fit into a model airplane. There were several successes, although none reached the production level […]
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