Bill,
You might find some information in the history of the Ford Tri-Motor.
The original plan was to use some type of Ford V-8. When that didn't
work out, they installed the radial aircraft engines. At least that
what I was told by a guy who owned a Tri-Motor. (The Flying Lady)
Bryan
ardunbill@webtv.net wrote:
>
> Hi Folks, just ran into an interesting tidbit for Ford Flathead fans in
> a 1935 aircraft engineering textbook.
>
> In an appendix listing commercially available aero engines appears the
> following item:
>
> Ford V8 (W), rated 92 bhp @ 3900 rpm, weight 419 lbs.
>
> Might this be a variant of our good old Flathead (21 stud early type)
> produced for aero use? The weight of 419 lbs contrasts with the 575 lbs
> previously reported for the car-type Flathead. Big difference.
> All-aluminum?
>
> That's all the info there was, and it ain't much. Anybody out there
> know anything more in depth about this?? Cheers Bill
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