Updated: 02-May-2018
Auxiliary power group of the Eclipse brand, manufacturer of other electrical accessories such as dynamos, starters, regulators, etc.
-The NEG single-cylinder two-stroke model and assembling a generator of the same brand, model 638, DC-AC.
"Eclipse APP, NEG"
"Eclipse 4-72A"
-The four-cylinder engine giving 30 hp at 4000 rpm.
-It maintained 20 hp at 20,000 feet in altitude thanks to overfeeding. It was liquid-cooled with a Prestone radiator.
-It also gave 120 Volts AC at 400 cycles.
-On the other hand, its inertia starters were so famous that even the great German Bosch made several types of them under license.
-Six of these are shown below, presented as Bosch but of American Eclipse origin.
"Bosch-Eclipse Inertia Starters"
-There is information about an Eclipse engine with 9 radial cylinders. A photograph of this engine is located at the NASM under reference Fot. (BE-020000-20). It has been requested.
Engines of ECLIPSE (auxiliar energy)
Model: Model 4-72A
Arquitecture: 4-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling: Liquid
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 20 HP
Weight:
"Eclipse 4-72A"
Model: Model NEG
Arquitecture: 2-stroke Single-cylinder
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power:
Weight:
"Eclipse APP, NEG"
Model: Radial
Arquitecture: 9-cylinder Radial
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power:
Weight: