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Cylinder, Union Gas Engine Co. Engine
Display Status:
This object is on display in the Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
Collection Item Summary:
Union Engine Cylinder
Designed in 1915, the 89 kw (120 shp) Union aircraft engine was the first to pass the U.S. government 50-hour test, which took place in 1917. Union engines were built primarily for use in lighter-than-air craft. A Union engine of this type powered the trans-Atlantic trial and record flight of the U.S.N. Airship C-5 in 1919.
