Updated: 31-Mar-2020
This company was established in 1894, and started manufacturing bicycles of cast aluminum from 1902, and automobile engines and transmissions from 1907.
-They made engines for Anzani in the USA and Brownback.
-They also made parts for the Curtiss OX-5 and Liberty as a subcontractor.
-They acquired the rights from Brownback to manufacture the 400 cu. in. "Tiger 100" double-row, six-cylinder radial, also known as C-400. It gave 90 HP at 1,700 rpm.
“Tiger 100 engine silhouette”
-The production of aero engines would start with the Brownback Kitten 20 model. This was a 2-stroke, inverted, inline, 2-cylinder engine that gave 20HP.
“Light Kitten 30”
-With the same formula the Light Kitten 30 with 25/30 HP.
-The Brownback Tiger Junior 50 was a geared, horizontally-opposed four-cylinder giving 50 HP at 1,600 propeller rpm. From the years 1930-31. It had double ignition.
-The Tiger 100 is the mentioned 6-cylinder, a double-row radial. (C-400).
-The Tiger 125 gave 125 HP and had a displacement of 464 cu. in. It had 7 radial, air-cooled cylinders.
Engines of LIGHT MANUFACTURING & FOUNDRY Co
Model: Kitten 20
Arquitecture: 2-stroke2-cylinder In line inverted
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 20 HP
Weight:
Model: Kitten 30
Arquitecture: 2-stroke2-cylinder In line inverted
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 30 HP
Weight:
Geared Kitten 20
"Light Kitten 30"
Model: Tiger 100 (C-400)
Arquitecture: 6-cylinder Radial
Cooling:
Total Displacement: 400 cu. in.
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 90 HP @ 1700 rpm
Weight:
"Tiger 100 silhouette"
Model: Tiger 125
Arquitecture: 7-cylinder Radial
Cooling: Air
Total Displacement: 464 cu. in.
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 125 HP
Weight:
Model: Tiger Junior 50
Arquitecture: 4-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 50 HP @ 1600 rpm
Weight: