Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 22-Aug-2020

This company was located in the city of Lincoln, Nebraska NB.

-The brand is named after the city where it resides in Nebraska known as the Lincoln Aircraft Co.

-The Rocket piston engine is designed by Harold Morehouse.

-Lincoln acquired the manufacturing rights from Wright, where the well-known light engine designer provided his services.

Lincoln Rocket boxer engine
“Lincoln Rocket”

-See Wright-Morehouse. It had two horizontally-opposed cylinders, and gave 25 HP at 2,500 rpm.

-In the year 1933, they made the horizontally-opposed 2-cylinder that gave 29 HP. It was a remanufacture of the Wright Morehouse WM-80.

-It had single ignition and optional gearbox.

From Appendix 10: The bi-cylindrical boxer may have a precedent with the Wright Morehouse WM-80 according to one piece of information. But the author considers that it has much more similarity with the Long.

The Lincoln Rocket
“The Lincoln Rocket”

-It gave 20 HP at 3,000 rpm. weighing 52 lb. It was populary known as the "Rocket". From the year 1923.

-Subsequent information indicates that it was perhaps Morehouse's first project before it was even used at Wright Aeronautical. It is therefore ruled out that it was based on the WM-80. If it was the 29 HP of 1933.

View of the cylinder head, valves and spark plug
"View of the cylinder head, valves and spark plug"

-This engine is exposed at a museum in the USA, it is mentioned that it belonged to Victor Roos, Clyde Cessna's partner in the foundation of this famous brand of aircraft.

Engines of LINCOLN AIRCRAFT COMPANY

Model: Rocket, 20 HP (1923)

Arquitecture: 2-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 20 HP @ 2500 rpm
Weight:

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Lincoln Rocket 20 hp

"Lincoln Rocket 20 hp"

Model: Rocket, 29 HP (1933)

Arquitecture: 2-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 29 HP
Weight:

Other details: