Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 01-Jul-2025

Ursinus Leichtmotorenbau of Frankfurt manufactured small, opposed-twin-cylinder aircraft engines giving 21 hp at 2,500 rpm in 1927, known as the U-2 model, and the 15 hp U-1.

motor Ursinus U-1
“Ursinus U-1”

Motor Ursinus U-2
“Ursinus U-2”

Both engines were for motor-gliders. See pressure gauges.

From Appendix 12: Two drawings of the Ursinus twin-cylinder engine (U.1). One of the engine itself, and the other as installed on an airplane.

Drawings of the Usrinus U-1 engine, fig. 1
Drawings of the Usrinus U-1 engine, fig. 2
“Two drawings of the Ursinus U-1"

Engines of URSINUS

Model: U-1, 15 HP, twin-flat

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Model: U-2, 21 HP, twin-flat

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