Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 12-Mar-2019

It is the Hendee Manufacturing Co. manufacturer of Indian motorcycles, in Springfield, MA.

-The aviation engine "Hendee" is an eight-cylinder V-engine.

-It is the same Indian that we will see when the brand is treated by this name, from 1911.

-A Hendee V-8 with a power of 65 HP and a displacement of 452.4 cu. in. was used by Glenn Curtiss for long-haul flights at that year's Harvard Aviation Meet.

Hendee V-8
“Hendee V-8”

-There was a rotary radial of the same brand that gave 50 hp at 1,100 rpm with 7 cylinders. This air-cooled engine had a total displacement of 513 cu. in.

Hendee-Indian rotary, 50 hp
“Hendee-Indian rotary, 50 hp”

Engines of HENDEE

Model: 7 cyl. radial rotary, 50 HP

Arquitecture: 7-cylinder Rotary
Cooling: Air
Total Displacement: 513 cu. in.
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 50 HP @ 1100 rpm
Weight:

Other details:
Hendee-Indian, rotary 50 HP

"Hendee-Indian, rotary 50 HP"

Model: V8 (65 HP)

Arquitecture: 8-cylinder V-Engine
Cooling:
Total Displacement: 452 cu. in.
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 65 HP
Weight:

Other details:
Hendee-Indian V-8

"Hendee-Indian V-8"