Anderson Baby Spitfire .045 Model Airplane Engine
Craftsman: Mel Anderson
Catalog #: 2014.24.1
Donor: Thomas Whittaker
This Baby Spitfire .045 model airplane engine was produced by the Mel Anderson Manufacturing Company.
Anderson Spitfire .65 Model Airplane Engine
Craftsman: Marvin Miller
Knapp Collection #: 221
Catalog #: 2009.9.31
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This Anderson Spitfire .65 model airplane engine was built by Marvin Miller. The small engine weighs 2 lbs.
Anzani 3-Cylinder Fan Engine
Craftsman: Alfred Eichinger
Knapp Collection #: 100
Catalog #: 2008.16.16
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This 1/4 scale Anzani fan engine is 8”-long, 12”-wide, 9”-high, and weighs 3 lbs. 13 oz. The automatic inlet valves are situated inside the head where the intake pipe connects.
Arden .099 Model Airplane Engine
Craftsman: Ray Arden
Catalog #: 2008.19.1
Donor: Donald Holcomb
This vintage .099 model airplane engine was produced by Arden engines.
Atwood & Adams 1946 Super Champion Model J
Craftsman: Atwood & Adams
Catalog #: 2010.2.1
Donor: Bob Stein
Listed as a Model J, Class C engine, this 2-cycle, 2-port engine uses rotary valves. It has a bore of .94″ and stroke of .900″ to displace .6245 cubic inches.
Bandicoot Experimental Model Airplane Engine
Craftsman: Rich Wiley
Knapp Collection #: 199
Catalog #: 2009.9.27
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This Bandicoot experimental model airplane engine has a bore of 1.160″ and a stroke of only .580″, yielding a total displacement of .609 cubic inches.
Bentley BR2 Rotary Aero Engine
Craftsman: Paul Knapp
Knapp Collection #: 03
Catalog #: 2008.10.2
Contributor: Paul Knapp
A 1/4 Scale Bentley 9-cylinder rotary engine built by Paul Knapp.
Berger 2-Cycle Radial Engine
Craftsman: Lee Berger
Knapp Collection #: 424
Catalog #: 2016.8.17
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This Berger 2-cycle radial aircraft engine is model 7455-11. It measures 11″ in diameter, 10″-long, sports K&B .61 cylinders and heads, and is designed to burn methanol on glow ignition.
Berger 7-Cylinder Radial Model Airplane Engine
Craftsman: Lee Berger
Knapp Collection #: 47
Catalog #: 2008.10.13
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This is the first successful 2-cycle radial engine using a common crankshaft with a master rod and articulating rods inside a common crankcase.
Boxer 2-Cylinder Opposed Aircraft Engine
Craftsman: Unknown
Knapp Collection #: 154
Catalog #: 2008.16.23
Contributor: Paul Knapp
The maker of this Boxer 2-cylinder opposed aircraft engine is unknown, but it came from Germany. The engine is 9”-long, 9”-wide, and 7”-high.
Brown Jr. Campus 140 Twin CO2 Motor
Craftsman: William "Bill" Likens Brown IV
Catalog #: 2014.7.3
Contributor: Edward Swenton Jr.
This Brown Jr. Campus 140 twin CO2 motor includes a wooden propeller and CO2 tank.
Brown Jr. Campus A-23 CO2 Motor
Craftsman: William "Bill" Likens Brown IV
Catalog #: 2014.7.2
Contributor: Edward Swenton Jr.
CO2 was popular before ignition engines were developed. This Brown Jr. Campus A-23 engine came in the original packaging.
BUSTER K&B Powered Model Airplane
Craftsman: K&B Manufacturing; Premium Manufacturing
Knapp Collection #: 616-2
Catalog #: 2019.33.14
Contributor: Paul Knapp
A special version of the Torpedo Jr. was created for a promotional model airplane produced for the LA Times Newspaper, circa 1951.
Cirrus 4-Cylinder Inline Aero Engine
Craftsman: Merritt Zimmerman
Knapp Collection #: 34
Catalog #: 2008.10.9
Contributor: Paul Knapp
Merritt Zimmerman produced his own castings to build 75 of these 1/6-scale Cirrus engines (glow ignition).
Cirrus 4-Cylinder Inline Aero Engine
Craftsman: Merritt Zimmerman
Knapp Collection #: 10
Catalog #: 2008.10.4
Contributor: Paul Knapp
1/4 scale model built by Merritt Zimmerman, circa 1989, L=19″, W=8″, H=10″
Cirrus 4-Cylinder Water-Cooled Inline Model Airplane Engine
Craftsman: Merritt Zimmerman
Knapp Collection #: 35
Catalog #: 2009.9.02
Contributor: Paul Knapp
Merritt Zimmerman produced his own castings to build (75) 1/6 scale Cirrus engines (glow ignition) between about 1980 and 1994.
Clarence Lee Sidewinder Airplane Engine
Craftsman: Clarence Lee
Catalog #: 2021.5.1
Donor: Gene and Larry Stoddard
This Sidewinder control line airplane engine was made by Clarence Lee.
Coholic 3-Cylinder Radial Engine
Craftsman: Andrew Coholic
Knapp Collection #: 37
Catalog #: 2008.16.05
Contributor: Paul Knapp
Andrew Coholic designed and built this tiny 2-cycle radial engine by mounting three Cox .049 engines into a common crankcase. The engines are geared together with a common propeller shaft.
Continental C-85 Opposed Aircraft Engine
Craftsman: Dennis Fadden
Knapp Collection #: 54
Catalog #: 2008.16.08
Contributor: Paul Knapp
Dennis Fadden’s 1/4 scale Continental C-85 is a “true-to-scale” model of the full-size version that was commonly used in light aircraft during the post-World War II period—most notably in the Piper Cub.
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