Berger 7-Cylinder Radial Model Airplane Engine 

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.

Coholic 3-Cylinder Radial Engine

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.

Cox .75 5-Cylinder Radial Engine

Cox .75 5-Cylinder Radial Engine

Craftsman: Paul Daniels

Knapp Collection #: 26

Catalog #: 2011.27.5

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This Cox .75 radial aircraft engine is 7″-long, 8″-wide, 9″-high, and weighs 7 lbs. 8 oz. The “Cox .75” consists of five Cox .15 cubic-inch engines geared together.

Custom 5-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Custom 5-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty

Knapp Collection #: 527

Catalog #: 2017.27.12

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Chuck’s custom 5-cylinder radial engine resembles the Morton M5 but measures 8” in diameter, 8”-long, and weighs 6 pounds 5 ounces on the base.

Edward’s Style 5-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Edward’s Style 5-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty

Knapp Collection #: 524

Catalog #: 2017.27.16

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This Edward’s style 5-cylinder radial airplane engine closely resembles Forest Edward’s radial engine in size and configuration; however, it does not have a pressure lubrication system.

Edwards 5-Cylinder Radial

Edwards 5-Cylinder Radial

Craftsman: Forest Edwards

Knapp Collection #: 02

Catalog #: 2008.10.1

Contributor: Paul Knapp

1/4 Scale 5-cylinder radial airplane engine.

Edwards FA90-3, 3-Cylinder Radial Aircraft Engine

Edwards FA90-3, 3-Cylinder Radial Aircraft Engine

Craftsman: Forest Edwards

Knapp Collection #: 192

Catalog #: 2008.16.36

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Forest Edwards’ first homemade model airplane engine. He utilized the cylinder heads and cams from three Saito FA-30 single cylinder model airplane engines to produce this radial.

Fadden 1-Cylinder and 3-Cylinder Engines

Fadden 1-Cylinder and 3-Cylinder Engines

Craftsman: Dennis Fadden

Knapp Collection #: 05 and 06

Catalog #: 2008.16.02

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Dennis Fadden designed both the 1-cylinder and the 3-cylinder engines in the early 1990s. Both engines have spark ignition and burn regular gasoline or methanol mixed with oil for lubrication.

G-Mark .30 5-Cylinder Radial Engine 

G-Mark .30 5-Cylinder Radial Engine 

Craftsman: G-Mark 

Catalog #: 2010.19.3 

Donor: Jerry Nelson 

Built by G-Mark and donated by Jerry Nelson. The G-Mark .30 5-cylinder radial engine was made in Japan.

Gasparin 18-Cylinder Radial CO2 Engine

Gasparin 18-Cylinder Radial CO2 Engine

Craftsman: Stefan Gasparin

Knapp Collection #: 288

Catalog #: 2011.32.8

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Stefan Gasparin designed and built over 60 variations of CO2 engines from 1 through 18-cylinders—including single-cylinder, inline, opposed flat, “V,” rotary, and radial configurations.

Gasparin 3-Cylinder Soda Gas (CO2) Radial Engine

Gasparin 3-Cylinder Soda Gas (CO2) Radial Engine

Craftsman: Stefan Gasparin

Knapp Collection #: 286

Catalog #: 2011.32.6

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Stefan Gasparin designed and built over 60 variations of CO2 engines from 1 through 18-cylinders—including single-cylinder, inline, opposed flat, “V,” rotary, and radial configurations.

Handt 3-Cylinder Radial Aircraft Engine

Handt 3-Cylinder Radial Aircraft Engine

Craftsman: Erich Handt

Knapp Collection #: 191

Catalog #: 2011.27.15

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

In this design, Erich Handt used three carburetors—one for each cylinder. It runs on methanol with oil mixed in for lubrication.

Handt 5-Cylinder Radial Aircraft Engine

Handt 5-Cylinder Radial Aircraft Engine

Craftsman: Erich Handt

Knapp Collection #: 190

Catalog #: 2011.27.14

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Erich Handt machined and constructed his first two-cycle engine in 1967, and his first successful four-cycle engine in 1971.

Heinen 5-Cylinder Radial Engine 

Heinen 5-Cylinder Radial Engine 

Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty

Knapp Collection #: 528

Catalog #: 2017.27.7

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This Heinen 5-cylinder radial engine measures 10” in diameter, 7.5”-long, and weighs 10 pounds. The drawings for Jurgen Heinen’s radial were published in Strictly IC magazine in 1990.

Hodgeson 7-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Hodgeson 7-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty

Knapp Collection #: 525

Catalog #: 2017.27.6

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This Hodgeson 7-cylinder radial airplane engine measures 12” in diameter, 11”-long, and weighs 10 pounds 9 ounces.

Jemma 7-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Jemma 7-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty

Knapp Collection #: 526

Catalog #: 2017.27.11

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Built from construction articles in Strictly IC Magazine, the engine is machined completely from bar stock; there are no castings. It is about 9-inches in diameter and 8-inches long.

JEMMA 7-Cylinder Radial Engine

JEMMA 7-Cylinder Radial Engine

Craftsman: Bob Haagenson

Knapp Collection #: 358

Catalog #: 2013.53.2

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The JEMMA 7-cylinder radial engine is 13”-long, 9”-wide, 10”-high, and weighs 11 lbs. 6 oz. It has a bore of .750 and stroke of .800.

JT 1800 9-Cylinder Radial Model Airplane Engine

JT 1800 9-Cylinder Radial Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: John V. Thompson

Knapp Collection #: 145

Catalog #: 2008.10.43

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This 9-cylinder radial engine weighs 28 pounds and has a 1.25-inch (32 mm) bore and a 1-inch (24.8 mm) stroke with a total displacement of 10.8 cu. in. (180 cc).

King “741” 7-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

King “741” 7-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Stephen J. King

Knapp Collection #: 200

Catalog #: 2008.16.42

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This King “741” 7-cylinder, two-cycle, air-cooled radial airplane engine is similar in appearance to the “Gnome” rotary engines of WWI.

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