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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:52 am 
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As the title says, looking for rare aircraft engines that are still being run today.

Most people are aware of the DB601-DB605, Bristol Centauras, P&W 4360, Ranger V-770, OX-5. Any of the old stuff with less than 20 examples still running?

Any Liberty 12's, what happened to the Curtiss Conquerer, early Packard and P&W engines, etc.????

What's still out there?

http://www.enginehistory.org/packard1.htm

http://www.wwi-models.org/Photos/Engine ... index.html

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Greg Herricks Hess Warrior is the only one thats airworthy that I know of its attached to a Argo Reliant also the only flyer

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Old Rhinebeck as a Liberty 12A that runs. It is on a trailer that they tow around during the show while they run it up. I'd post pictures but my Photobucket account is maxed out for some reason.

Anyone know what the Jenny there has for an engine, I can't remember.

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i remember at east coast aero tech they had a few old engines on mounts in the back of the hanger which they never used anymore and a couple of the engines were from the 30's they also had an engine from a corsair i believe.


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TimAPNY wrote:

Anyone know what the Jenny there has for an engine, I can't remember.



It has a Hispano


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Not American, but the Planes of Fame A6M5 is the only Zero flying with an original Sakae engine. I think it's the only WWII Japanese aero-engine still functional. When I took the NMUSAF restoration tour last year, the guide told us that the Homare engine on the "George" engine had been run since its recent rebuild, but I think she may have been confused by the term "turned over."

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:46 pm 
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for a flying Liberty engine:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=14910

Also, some other interesting early stuff at :

http://memorial.flight.free.fr/indexuk.html


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Here's a link with some video of the Liberty in the DH-4M2A at Creve Coeur. The long exhaust stacks make it sound a bit like a Kenworth when it makes a low pass. With any luck, there should be at least one or two more Liberty powered restorations finished in the next few years. I think Kermit's DH-4 will fly as well as one in the Northwest. I've been told there is at least one Curtiss D-12 (V-12) powered aircraft under restoration but I don't have any details. Our museum has a 150 HP Hisso Travel Air, OX-5 Cannuck (Jenny), OX-5 Bird, 180 HP Hisso powered Standard J-1, Gnome powered Sopwith Pup, and a Tank OX-5 Curtiss Robin. The Tank is an OX-5 with air cooled cylinders, more or less. Most of the ultra rare V-12s and V-8s that run on a regular basis are in vintage rum runners and vintage speed boats. Most of this stuff got melted down in scrap metal drives during WWII. Sorry for the poor quality film work.

http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/a ... 082607.flv

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World's oldest running jet engine, with an interesting history behind it.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=69685

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Two ultrarare engines are the German Zündapp Z 92 flown in Stark Turbulent D1 D-EFVM.

http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/Lu ... forest.jpg

And the Fi 103/V 1 missile at Jerry Yagens

http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/Lu ... unning.jpg

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Another way to see and hear a Liberty running is to see 'Babs' in the UK- Quite impressive close up!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u1-yEnUAO1w
Another rarity is the Napier Lion in the Napier Bentley
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RQWe7wbyf2w
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I have to admit, the BABS Liberty sounds better than the one in the DH-4. :D

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