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.

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.

Maverick Hit-n-Miss Engine

Maverick Hit-n-Miss Engine

Craftsman: Phillip Duclos

Catalog #: 2013.50.9

Donor: George and Dorlene Root

Phillip Duclos’ Maverick hit-n-miss engine was featured in a series of issues of The Home Shop Machinist magazine.

Mercury EFI Model Outboard With K&B .45 engine

Mercury EFI Model Outboard With K&B .45 engine

Craftsman: AMPS

Catalog #: 2013.49.8

Contributor: Daniel "Buzz" Brunkow

Included here are a Johnson F1 with a .65 OS engine (left), an Evinrude F1 with a .45 OS engine (center), and a Mercury EFI F1 with a .45 K&B powerplant (right). 

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.

Miller 2-Cylinder DOHC Race Engine

Miller 2-Cylinder DOHC Race Engine

Craftsman: Ed Miller

Knapp Collection #: 479

Catalog #: 2016.8.31

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Ed Miller’s second engine is an inline twin DOHC with 1″ bore, 1.25″ stroke, and burns methanol (via his custom carburetors) on spark ignition.

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