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A&P Folks:

Plz help to id this poss a/c engine found S Of the Border c. June 2017!! Tls in advance.

Allison V-1710. No clue actually.

The full picture was blocked out. Any idea what the full picture looks like? That may help ID it.

CJohn/MarineAir:

Hi again & tks for the info & data.

The pics shows the poss engine itself. Everything else around it are weeds & tall grass. I may get a better angle of it in a few days plus some Id engine tags.

The Allison V-1710 is not far -off but what angle is it?? front/back/profile?? Does it look like an engine to you guys??

Tks for the time & attention!!

Turbocharger?

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Engine ID/A& P Folks:

Initially, its was ID by the exploring/finding crew as one of the engines of a Ford Trimotor that crashed c. 1934 at Tgu, Honduras. A poss Wright J-5 220HP type sample. By looking at the pic, ..I have the feeling that may have found something else!!

We hope to see other angles & at least an engine tag picture which was omitted fm posting for a positive Id.

As Fouga guessed, a turbo or my guess is a supercharger assembly at the back of an engine. Could you possibly make the subject photo smaller so we could see the detail even less?

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Zorro, now that you mention, it does look like a radial lying face-down. What we're mostly seeing is the dishpan, and the rusty ring would be part of the engine mount.

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Chris:

Hi! Tks for the info & data!! I did look to a restoration video of a Wright J-5 200 + HP engine on line & this one looks a bit different. I know they were many types with diff HP!

p.s I'm waiting for other pics or better angles. This pic shows something that looks like an engine tag at the 2:00 0'clock position. So far this is the best pic available.

I'm looking through the Aviation Safety Network's listings; there are six Tri-Motor accidents listed in Honduras. Two were in Tegucigalpa, but in 1939 and 1944:

March 1939
https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 19390399-1

November 28, 1944
https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 19441128-1

Here are the other four:

October 2, 1932
https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 19321002-0

March 5, 1934
https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 19441128-1

October 29, 1934
https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 19341029-0

November 9, 1935
https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 19351109-0

The engine types are listed on some of these, so hopefully this will help?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Chris:
Hi! Tkx for the info & data. They show mostly P/W engines.

The sample for March 5, 1934 was according to a local picture USA Reg NC-7120, To Morgan Airlines. vs XH-TAN of TACA. According to ASN data.

The dates & reg are not a very reliable source sometimes. Tks anyway!!

Looks to be either a 7 or 14-cylinder engine.