Updated: 24-Feb-2018
As we will see, it is the result of different name changes of the same facilities.
-It was the"Air-Cat" engine builder in 1925.
-It was a five-cylinder radial engine that gave 80 hp with its carburetor at the bottom, and valves in the air.
-There was a support plate at the rear for anchoring the engine to the aircraft.
·Air-Cat"
-The Air-Cat was mounted on Driggs and Central-States Monocoupe planes.
-See Detroit-Rickenbacker to follow the bizarre history of Detroit.
-The engine is attached to the structure of the plane by a four-arm plate from the rear as shown in the illustration.
-At the lower part we see the carburetor and on both sides the two magnetos.
-On the crankshaft there are the two counterweights opposite the neck where the connecting rods and pistons are connected.
"Rear view of the engine and the crankshaft"
Engines of DETROIT AIRCRAFT ENGINE CORP
Model: Aircat, 5 cyl. radial (1925)
Arquitecture: 5-cylinder Radial
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 80 HP
Weight:
"Air-Cat radial"