Maximotor B-4 Engine, In-line 4 Engine

Object Details

Physical Description: Type: Reciprocating, in-line, 4 cylinders, liquid-cooled; Power rating: 52 kW (70 hp) at 1,500 rpm; Displacement: 7.0 L (430 cu in.); Bore and Stroke: 127 mm (5.0 in.) x 140 mm (5.5 in.); Weight (wet): 118 kg (260 lb)
Summary: Maximotors were built by Max Dingfelder in Detroit, Michigan, around 1911 to 1913. Models included four- and six-cylinder in-line and V-8 water-cooled engines. This Model B-4 Maximotor was the last of several that powered Red Devil III aircraft designed and built by Thomas Scott Baldwin, who had previously made a reputation with lighter-than-air craft. Red Devils were also powered by a number of other engine types, including Hall-Scott and Curtiss. Maximotors were also used on aircraft such as those built by Wright, Curtiss, Bleriot, and Farman and Antoinette.; This engine artifact was removed from the Red Devil aircraft on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

1912

Materials: Metal
Dimensions: 3-D: 104.1 × 40.6 × 73.7cm (41 × 16 × 29 in.); Support: 36.8 × 61 × 49.5cm (14 1/2 in. × 24 in. × 19 1/2 in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9be4380a7-e51f-4129-9991-094ff507a72b