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Aeronca E-113, Horizontally-Opposed 2 Engine, Cutaway
Object Details
- Physical Description
- Type: Reciprocating, 2 cylinders, horizontally-opposed, liquid cooled
- Power rating: 27 kW (36 hp) at 2,400 rpm
- Displacement: 1.86 L (113.5 cu in.)
- Bore and Stroke: 108 mm (4.25 in.) x 102 mm (4 in.)
- Weight: 51.3 kg (113 lb)
- Summary
- Aeronca (Aeronautical Corporation of America) built the first widely accepted light planes in the U.S., the Collegian. These were originally powered by an engine based on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine, the Harlequin. To overcome limitations of that engine, Aeronca designed its own engine, the E-107, and that engine proved inadequately powered for a larger aircraft.
- Certificated in April 1931, the Aeronca E-113 was an outgrowth of the Wright-Morehouse engine and was designed again for light aircraft. Considered highly reliable, it was the most powerful two-cylinder engine of its time. The E-113 first powered the Aeronca C-1 Cadet aircraft in 1931. It was also used in the Aeronca C-2 and C-3 aircraft. The C-3 was widely used for student instruction in the 1930s.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Date
- Circa early 1930s
- Inventory Number
- A19610069000
- Manufacturer
- Aeronca
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
- Materials
- Aluminum, Steel, Paint, Brass, Rubber, Copper, Phenolic
- Dimensions
- Overall (Engine on stand): 2 ft. 10 1/2 in. × 2 ft., 113lb., 139.7cm (87.6 × 61cm, 51.3kg, 4 ft. 7 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
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- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Record ID
- nasm_A19610069000
- Usage
- CC0
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