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The Kemp Machine Works of Muncie, Indiana, at one time built several types of air-cooled engines for airplanes, motorcycles, ice boats and air-drives for boats. This Kemp G-2 was one of these engines. It was suitable only for small single-seat airplanes such as Santos-Dumont's Demoiselle and a scaled-down version of Bleriot's Model XI.

Matthew B. Sellers, builder of the first Kentucky-manufactured aircraft, flew his first quadruplane from 1908 to 1913 powered by various 2-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engines such as this.

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date Circa 1908 Country of Origin United States of America Type PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary Manufacturer Kemp Machine Works (Muncie, Indiana)
 Physical Description Type: Reciprocating, Horizontally-opposed, 2 cylinders, air cooled Power rating: 12 kW (16 hp) at 1,300 rpm Displacement: 2.08 L (127 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 11.43 cm (4.5 in.) x 11.43 cm (4.5 in.) Weight: 27.7 kg (60.1 lb) Dimensions 3-D: 84 × 39 × 39cm (33 1/16 × 15 3/8 × 15 3/8 in.)
Support: 33 × 27 × 15cm (13 in. × 10 5/8 in. × 5 7/8 in.)
 Materials Metal
 Inventory Number A19690249000 Credit Line Gift of Matthew Bacon Sellers, Jr. and John Sellers. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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