Little Angel Vertical Stationary Engine

Little Angel Vertical Stationary Engine

Craftsman: Ramon Hoagland

Knapp Collection #: 614

Catalog #: 2019.33.11

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Little Angel vertical stationary engine was built by Ramon Hoagland, of Colorado, in 2017.

Little Devil Vertical Stationary Engine

Little Devil Vertical Stationary Engine

Craftsman: Michael Barker

Knapp Collection #: 612

Catalog #: 2019.33.9

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Little Devil vertical stationary engine measures 8-inches long, 5-1/2-inches wide, and 8-inches tall. It sports a pair of 2-5/8-inch diameter flywheels.

Lo-Boy Cox .049 Tether Car

Lo-Boy Cox .049 Tether Car

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 407

Catalog #: 2016.8.8

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This “Lo-Boy” Cox .049 tether car was crafted from aluminum and steel and sports a finely finished wooden body.

Loop Aircraft Tachometer

Loop Aircraft Tachometer

Craftsman: Pat Loop

Knapp Collection #: 22

Catalog #: 2008.16.04

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This 1/4 scale aircraft tachometer was designed and built by Pat Loop in 1995. It displayed accurate readings from 0 to 7,000 rpm.

Loyal Cycle Engine 

Loyal Cycle Engine 

Craftsman: Ron Schindele 

Knapp Collection #: 587

Catalog #: 2019.10.10 

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Ron Schindele designed and built the engine after reading an article about Loyal Cycle engines by Edgar T. Westbury in Model Engine News magazine.

Loyal Cycle Engine

Loyal Cycle Engine

Craftsman: Ron Schindele

Knapp Collection #: 629

Catalog #: 2020.4.2

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Loyal Cycle engine runs on gasoline vapor or propane with electronic spark ignition, and it has only three moving parts.

Luhrs Mini Single-Cylinder 4-Cycle Engine

Luhrs Mini Single-Cylinder 4-Cycle Engine

Craftsman: George Luhrs

Knapp Collection #: 93

Catalog #: 2008.10.29

Contributor: Paul Knapp

George Luhrs’ mini single-cylinder engine has a bore and stroke of just 1/8 of an inch. The engine is 6″-long, 3″-wide, and 6″-high.

Magnum 182 V-Twin Model Airplane Engine

Magnum 182 V-Twin Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Peter Roffe and Brian Stammer  

Knapp Collection #: 137 

Catalog #: 2009.9.22

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Peter Roffe and Brian Stammer combined two-cylinder assemblies from their single-cylinder 91S to make this 90° V-twin 182.

Magnum 273 3-Cylinder Radial Engine

Magnum 273 3-Cylinder Radial Engine

Craftsman: Peter Roffe and Brian Stammer

Knapp Collection #: 138 

Catalog #: 2009.9.23

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This Magnum 273 3-cylinder radial model airplane engine is 20”-long, 9”-wide, and 9”-high. Three 91S cylinder assemblies were adapted to a common crankcase to produce this 3-cylinder radial 273.

Magpie 2-Cycle Marine Engine

Magpie 2-Cycle Marine Engine

Craftsman: Gerald Smith

Knapp Collection #: 302

Catalog #: 2011.35.9

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The Magpie 2-cycle marine engine is a ducted fan air-cooled marine engine. It is a 15cc spark ignition engine developed for model boats.

Manx 250IL 2-Cylinder Inline Model Airplane Engine

Manx 250IL 2-Cylinder Inline Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Robert Hoskins

Knapp Collection #: 140

Catalog #: 2008.10.40

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This engine turned 7,500 revolutions per minute with a 20-6 propeller on glow ignition, and flew a 35-pound airplane with ease.

Mason “Mastiff” 4-Cylinder Opposed Engine

Mason “Mastiff” 4-Cylinder Opposed Engine

Craftsman: T.E. Murphy

Knapp Collection #: 11

Catalog #: 2008.16.03

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This engine burns gasoline on spark ignition. it has a 19 mm bore with a 22.2 mm stroke. The Mastiff is 13”-long, 8”-wide, 9”-high, and weighs 13 lbs.

McCoy Teardrop Tether Car

McCoy Teardrop Tether Car

Craftsman: Dick McCoy

Knapp Collection #: 493

Catalog #: 2016.47.3

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This McCoy Teardrop tether car was designed by Dick McCoy in 1946. Three thousand of these streamliners were sold between 1946 and 1952.

Micro 4-Cycle Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Micro 4-Cycle Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Ronald Valentine

Knapp Collection #: 244

Catalog #: 2011.32.2

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This air-cooled single-cylinder model airplane engine runs on methanol with glow ignition using custom made glow plugs.

Micro Cirrus 4-Cylinder Inline Engine

Micro Cirrus 4-Cylinder Inline Engine

Craftsman: Merritt Zimmerman

Knapp Collection #: 60

Catalog #: 2008.10.18

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Micro Cirrus inline engine runs on methanol with glow ignition, and is among the smallest multi-cylinder 4-cycle engines in the world.

Micro Cirrus 4-Cylinder Inline Engine

Micro Cirrus 4-Cylinder Inline Engine

Craftsman: Profi M. E.

Knapp Collection #: 61

Catalog #: 2011.35.2

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

The Micro Cirrus 4-cylinder inline engine (water-cooled) was built at 1/12 scale. The engine is 5″-long, 6″-wide, and 4″-high.

Micro Cirrus V8 Engine

Micro Cirrus V8 Engine

Craftsman: Merritt Zimmerman

Knapp Collection #: 113

Catalog #: 2011.35.6

Contributor: Paul Knapp

There are two variations of the model Cirrus engine from Ukraine. They run on methanol with glow ignition and are among the smallest multi-cylinder 4-cycle engines in the world.

Micro Dooling 61

Micro Dooling 61

Craftsman: John D. Ellis   

Knapp Collection #: 153

Catalog #: 2011.27.11

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This miniature Micro Dooling is exactly 1/3-scale, burns methanol on spark ignition, and turns 38,200 revolutions per minute.

Midget Gas Engine

Midget Gas Engine

Craftsman: Unknown

Knapp Collection #: 340

Catalog #: 2012.33.15

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The builder of this midget gas engine is unknown. The engine is 9”-long, 6”-wide, and 8.5”-high.

Mike GR6-120 6-Cylinder 2-Cycle Radial Engine

Mike GR6-120 6-Cylinder 2-Cycle Radial Engine

Craftsman: Mike Goldowsky

Knapp Collection #: 111

Catalog #: 2011.35.5

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Mike Goldowsky designed this 6-cylinder 2-cycle engine in an attempt to make a powerful radial engine that would be economically attractive to the average modeler.

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