Aeronca E-107
| E-107 | |
|---|---|
| |
| E107 on display | |
| Type | Flat-twin aircraft engine |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Aeronautical Corporation of America |
| Designer | Ray Poole and Robert Galloway |
| First run | 1929 |
| Major applications | Aeronca C-2 |
| Number built | 115 |
| Variants | Aeronca E-113 |
The Aeronca E-107 was one of the first low-cost reliable engines of the post-World War I era.[1]
Design and development
[edit].jpg)
The E-107A was a production aviation flathead engine designed to replace a Morehouse engine on the first prototype of the Aeronca C-2. The first five were produced without cooling fins on the crankcase, but with all versions having air-cooling fins atop the cylinder heads, similar to many air-cooled two-stroke engines in appearance. A Winfleld Model 5 carburetor was standard for the engine.[2] The E-107 was replaced by the uprated, overhead valvetrain E-113 engine based on the same design.[3]
Variants
[edit]- E-107
- Standard production engine
- E-107A
- The E-107A was produced for Aeronca by the Govro-Nelson Company of Detroit, Michigan.[2]
- O-107
- Designation given to engines fitted to impressed aircraft
Applications
[edit]Engines on display
[edit]- An E-107 is on display at the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- The restored first prototype Aeronca C-2 (registration NC626N) fitted with an E-107 is on display at the Udvar-Hazy building of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.[4]
Specifications (E-107)
[edit]Data from [5]
General characteristics
- Type: 2-cyl. air-cooled horizontally opposed flathead engine
- Bore: 4.5 in (110 mm)
- Stroke: 4 in (100 mm)
- Displacement: 107 cubic inches
- Dry weight: 114 lb (52 kg)
Components
- Valvetrain: One inlet and one exhaust valve per cylinder, operated by tappets directly from the camshaft
- Oil system: scavenged pressure feed.
- Cooling system: air-cooled
Performance
- Power output: 30 hp (22 kW) maximum at 2,500 rpm, (cruising at 2000 rpm)
- Compression ratio: 4:1
- Specific fuel consumption: 0.55 lb/hp (0.33 kg/kW)/hr at 2,000 rpm
- Oil consumption: 0.21 lb/hp (0.13 kg/kW)/hr
See also
[edit]Comparable engines
Related lists
References
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aeronca E-107.
- ^ Janet Rose Daly Bednarek, Michael H. Bednarek. Dreams of flight: general aviation in the United States.
- ^ a b "Aeronca E107A-39". Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ Kenneth M. Molson, National Aviation Museum (Canada). Canada's National Aviation Museum: its history and collections. p. 100.
- ^ "Aeronca C-2". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1931). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 64d–65d.