Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 08-Jul-2020

Goodyear's small “Gizmo” helicopter was powered by marine outboards.

-The installation on several examples are already mentioned in the Mercury and Johnson chapters. Various Gizmos from around 1954 also used the 35 HP Mercury 55s on the GA-400R-1 models. The 38 HP Johnson engines on the R-2 and R-3. All of them were 2-stroke engines.

-But the GA-400R tried out the 31 HP Big Twin from Marine and Mfg outboard.

El Gizmo with Marine and Mfg.
“El Gizmo with Marine and Mfg.”

Engines of MARINE and MFG

Model: Big-Twin, 31 HP

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Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke: x
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Model: Johnson y Mercury, conversions

Arquitecture:
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke: x
Power:
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