{"id":3602,"date":"2017-06-26T11:36:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T15:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=3602"},"modified":"2017-08-09T09:34:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T13:34:36","slug":"now-on-exhibit-jopson-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2017\/06\/26\/now-on-exhibit-jopson-motor\/","title":{"rendered":"Now on Exhibit: Jopson Motor"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the early 20th century, as model aviation was spreading as a hobby, there was also a growing interest in gasoline engines.\u00a0 And, of course, many people attempted to make gasoline engines small enough to fit into a model airplane.\u00a0 There were several successes, although none reached the production level \u2013 or the miniature size – of the Brown Jr. Motors engines in the early 1930s.<\/p>\n

Now on exhibit in the museum gallery is one of these successful attempts, a Jopson Gasoline Motor, a four cycle, horizontal opposed type, 2 cast iron cylinders of 1 \u00bc\u201d bore and 1 3\/8\u201d stroke weighing in at 7 \u00bd pounds.\u00a0 It was designed and sold by W.G. Jopson of Manchester, England, beginning about 1910.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
Restored Jopson Motor. Dates c. 1910. On loan from Art Gaier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The engine is on loan from Art Gaier.\u00a0 Art spent several years restoring the engine based off of research and pictures found on the internet and through conversations with others who owned similar engines.<\/p>\n

\"Technical<\/a>
This drawing of the Jopson motor appeared in Flight Magazine around 1912. It was later re-printed in Model Aeroplanes and their Motors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At some point in the summer, two additional engines will be exhibited along with the Jopson.\u00a0 A Gamage engine, manufactured in London, and a Baby Engine, manufactured in Connecticut.\u00a0 These engines will be reproductions that the museum has had commissioned \u2013 they are being made now, we\u2019re just not sure when they will be complete.<\/p>\n

Watch the museum\u2019s social media sites for more information on these engines.\u00a0 Even better visit the museum in person to see them for yourself!<\/p>\n

Next up:\u00a0 The Before & After of the Jopson Motor!<\/a><\/p>\n

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