Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
- Designer
- Glenn H. Curtiss
- Physical Description
- Type: Reciprocating, in-line, 4 cylinders, water cooled
- Power rating: 30 kW (40 hp) at 1,500 rpm
- Displacement: 4.1 L (251 cu in.)
- Bore and Stroke: 102 mm (4 in.) x 127 mm (5 in.)
- Weight: 79.5 kg (175 lb)
- Summary
- Among the most successful early engines marketed in America were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss in his factory in Hammondsport, New York. Introduced in 1911 and variously known as a Model H or K, this engine was an enlarged and improved version of earlier Curtiss in-line power plants. Each cylinder in the engine had a single push rod and rocker arm, which operated the inlet and exhaust valves.
- The Model K engine powered aircraft such as the Curtiss Models D and E.
- Credit Line
- Found in the collection.
- 1912
- Inventory Number
- A19660008000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
- Dimensions
- Length 50.8 cm (20.0 in.), Width 30.5 cm (12.0 in.), Height 77.5 cm (30.5 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- Boeing Aviation Hangar
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19660008000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv968a37627-fb19-4316-a3d7-7ea7bd323967
