Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 22-Jun-2020

Dayton, Ohio company that built a water-cooled, vertical, in-line, four-cylinder engine during 1912.

-It had 301 cubic inches of displacement giving 50 HP.

-It used Mea magnetos and the cylinders had rotary valves.

From Appendix 10: The engine of the Mead Engine Company shown at the 1912 Aero Show. It gave 50 HP of power.

Mead engine with rotary valves
“Mead engine with rotary valves”

Engines of MEAD

Model: 50 HP, 4 cyl.

Arquitecture: 4-cylinder In-line
Cooling: Liquid
Total Displacement: 301.24 cu. in.
Bore / Stroke: 4.75 x 4.5 inch
Power: 50 HP
Weight: 250 Lb

Other details:
Mead engine with rotary valves

"Mead engine with rotary valves"