Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Union Gas Engine Company, Oakland, California
- Physical Description
- Type: Reciprocating, In-line, 6 cylinders, water-cooled
- Power rating: 89.5 kW (120 hp) at 1,350 rpm
- Displacement: 11.3 L (691 cu. in.)
- Bore and Stroke: 121 mm (4.75 in) x 165 mm (6.5 in)
- Weight: 220 kg (485 lb)
- Summary
- The Union Gas Engine Company (later the Union Diesel Engine Company) of Oakland, California designed this aircraft engine in 1915. In 1917, it was the first to pass the U.S. government 50-hour test. Union engines were built primarily for use in lighter-than-air craft, and an engine of this type powered the trans-Atlantic trial and record flight of the U.S. Navy’s Airship C-5 in 1919.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the U.S. Navy Department, Washington, D.C.
- Circa 1917
- Inventory Number
- A19270004000
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
- Materials
- Steel, Aluminum, Paint, Preservative coating, Rubber, Textile
- Dimensions
- Height 103.5 cm (40.75 in.), Width 43.2 cm (17 in.), Depth 165.1 cm (65 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19270004000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97ee41f10-380a-4323-9ac0-714294a0f2ae
