Bates Model 2 B
This engine was manufactured by the Bates Engineering Company of Chicago, Illinois, about 1910. It is believed to be a 25 shp Model 2 B. The engine had automatic intake valves and mechanically actuated exhaust valves.
Matthew B. Sellers, builder of the first Kentucky-manufactured aircraft, flew his first quadraplane from 1908 to 1913 powered by various 2-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engines. This Bates Model 2 B was one of these engines.
Gift of Matthew Bacon Sellers, Jr. and John Sellers.
Date: 1910
Country of Origin: United States of America
Dimensions:
Hub Depth: 5.2 cm (2.0625 in.)
Shaft Hole Diameter: 4.4 cm (1.75 in.)
Bolt Hole Diameter: 0.6 cm (0.25 in.)
Hub Diameter: 11.7 cm (4.625 in.)
Propeller Diameter: 56.1875 in. (142.7 cm)
Materials:
Engine Case - Aluminum
Propeller Blade - Wood
Physical Description:
Type: Horizontally-opposed, 2 cylinders, air-cooled
Power: 25 hp/1,200 rpm has propeller hub
Condition: left cylinder cracked; missing intake system, magneto, spark plugs, and ignition wiring; with 2-blade wood propeller which has 2 starter knobs; both blade tip trailing edges are broken off; white paint flecks on blades; propeller hardware may not be original.
